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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The definition of 'morbid' is an unhealthy preoccupation with death. Unfortunately, there's no word to mean the perfectly healthy preoccupation with death, which is what I have.
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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his own lifetime amounted to more than 400 titles, and his magnum opus, on which he labored most of his life, remains unpublished: a commentary on every verse of every book of the Bible.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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The best inheritance a parent can give his children is a few minutes of his time each day.
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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 feel that if a person has problems communicating the very least he can do is to shut up.
