Tom Lehrer Quotes

I've heard it quoted that I was dead. You can't believe anything you read. That was just an off-hand remark somebody picked up, and now it's been quoted and quoted, and therefore misquoted.

Tom Lehrer

Quotes to Explore

When you grow up in a place, you always think it's mundane. Then you travel around and live in different places, and you realise that you've got it the wrong way 'round.

Irvine Welsh
- Up
- Different
- Live
I'm sort of contrary and stubborn sometimes. When everybody says, 'You have to read this book! You have to read this book!' I'm like 'Oh, I'll get around to it.'

Viggo Mortensen
- Book
- Sometimes
- Stubborn
Just because I have two world records, everyone assumes that means automatically it is two guaranteed gold medals, but it isn't like that, and anything can happen in a race.

Adam Peaty
- World
- Gold
- Race
When you've won a gold medal and you're at the top of your sport, everyone's trying to beat you. I find that incredibly motivating.

Hannah Kearney
- Trying
- Gold
- Find
The world that you and I live in is increasingly challenged. Population growth, pollution, over-consumption, unsustainable patterns, social conflict, climate change, loss of nature... these are not good stories.

Jack Dangermond
- World
- Good
- Live
Time and again we see leaders and members of religions incite aggression, fanaticism, hate, and xenophobia - even inspire and legitimate violent and bloody conflicts.

Hans Kung
- Time
- Hate
- Inspire