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Tom Lehrer
American
Musician
About the author
I know that there are people who do not love their fellow man, and I hate people like that!
Tom Lehrer,
American
Musician
#Love
#People
#Man
#Hate
It is a sobering thought that when Mozart was my age, he had been dead for two years.
Tom Lehrer,
American
Musician
#Years
#Thought
#Age
When you get to fifty-two food becomes more important than sex.
Tom Lehrer,
American
Musician
#Food
#Sex
Think as you work, for in the final analysis, your worth to your company comes not only in solving problems, but also in anticipating them.
Tom Lehrer,
American
Musician
#Work
#Problems
#Worth
#Company
The Army has carried the American ideal to its logical conclusion. Not only do they prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, creed and color, but also on ability.
Tom Lehrer,
American
Musician
#Ability
#American
#Race
#Army
#Discrimination
On my income tax 1040 it says "Check this box if you are blind." I wanted to put a check mark about three inches away.
Tom Lehrer,
American
Musician
#Tax
#Blind
#Income
Life is like a sewer... what you get out of it depends on what you put into it.
Tom Lehrer,
American
Musician
#Life
Life is like a piano. What you get out of it depends on how you play it.
Tom Lehrer,
American
Musician
#Life
#Play
It is sobering to consider that when Mozart was my age he had already been dead for a year.
Tom Lehrer,
American
Musician
#Age
Bad weather always looks worse through a window.
Tom Lehrer,
American
Musician
#Weather
If a person feels he can't communicate, the least he can do is shut up about it.
Tom Lehrer,
American
Musician
Apart from that Mrs Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?
Tom Lehrer,
American
Musician
#Play
In my youth there were words you couldn't say in front of a girl; now you can't say 'girl.'
Tom Lehrer,
American
Musician
#Now
#Words
#Youth
Be prepared, and be careful not to do your good deeds when there's no one watching you.
Tom Lehrer,
American
Musician
#Deeds
Counting in octal is just like counting in decimal, if you don't use your .
Tom Lehrer,
American
Musician
I feel that if a person has problems communicating the very least he can do is to shut up.
Tom Lehrer,
American
Musician
#Problems
I wish people who have trouble communicating would just shut up.
Tom Lehrer,
American
Musician
#People
#Trouble
An actress must never lose her ego - without it she has no talent.
Tom Lehrer,
American
Musician
#Talent
#Ego