Tom Lehrer Quotes
I feel that if a person has problems communicating the very least he can do is to shut up.
Quotes to Explore
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My father was a civil servant in northern India where I was born. As a boy I saw the dire effects of poverty and illiteracy, especially on women and children. It often seemed that the only thing separating me from them was luck.
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The kindest word to describe my performance in school was Sloth.
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The three theater peeps I would love to dine with are Mel Brooks, because he is so funny; Stephen Sondheim, because he is a god-like genius; and Ethel Merman, to compare notes on fabulous belting.
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Playing music is a beautiful thing. But listening to music is just as great.
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You do not want to get married at 22! Especially if you're famous, because girls are going to be throwing themselves at you.
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At the end of OK Computer we were playing big, big arenas and it wasn't right. You can do those things occasionally but at the time it didn't feel right.
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Cotton Mather's publications in his own lifetime amounted to more than 400 titles, and his magnum opus, on which he labored most of his life, remains unpublished: a commentary on every verse of every book of the Bible. Anyone who leaves that kind of record behind issues an irresistible invitation to historians.
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Not all offers I get are exciting and inspiring. I would rather sit at home and not work than jump into mediocrity for the sake of just moving ahead. If it's a good script, I would sacrifice my personal time and grab it.
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I try to keep performing as much as possible - I just like to. I used to take huge gaps off between gigs, now I just like to do stand-up gigs as much as I can.
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Men are irrelevant.
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I'm a Wisconsin kid, so I like brats and burgers and stuff like that. Cheese curds.
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I don't look to jump over 7-foot bars: I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over.
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But it's not just a game of finding literary references.
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The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate.
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In 'Billy Madison,' I worked with Adam before anyone really knew he was Adam Sandler.
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Steaming maintains some of the aubergine flesh's texture, which doesn't happen if you cook it in any other way.
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When you return to your homes rise up to the height of a generation of men worthy of a free Government, and we will carry out the great work we have commenced. I return to you my sincere thanks, soldiers, for the honor you have done me this afternoon.
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I lose faith and I lose ground, but then I see you and remember unconditional love.
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Many more schools can be outstanding.
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I was shy, but I stood up in front of the class and I gave my report.I was reporting on books that I didn't want to read. I was inventing books that I didn't want to read.
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When my parents were growing up the world's population was under three billion. During my children's lifetime, it is likely to exceed nine billion. You don't need to be an expert to realise that sustainable development is going to become the greatest challenge we face this century
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When you're of a different race people distrust you because they are afraid. If you don't give them reason to dislike you, it becomes their problem, not yours.
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I feel that if a person has problems communicating the very least he can do is to shut up.
