Quotes by Tom Lehrer

About Tom Lehrer:

Thomas Andrew Lehrer is an American singer-songwriter, satirist, pianist, and mathematician. He has lectured on mathematics and musical theater. He is best known for the pithy, humorous songs he recorded in the 1950s and '60s.
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Political satire became obsolete when they awarded Henry Kissinger the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel peace prize.

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One of the things I'm proudest of is, on my record 'That Was the Year that Was' in 1965, I made a joke about spending $20 billion sending some clown to the moon. I was against the manned space program then, and I'm even more against it now, that whol...

Tom Lehrer

I know that there are people who do not love their fellow man, and I hate people like that!

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I was immersed in popular songs of the time, of the '30s and '40s. I was writing songs, making fun of the attitudes of those songs, in the musical style of the songs themselves; love songs, folk songs, marches, football.

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There's something mathematically satisfying about music: notes fit together and harmony and all that. And mathematics has to do with abstractions and making connections.

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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.

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Author Bio

  • NameTom Lehrer
  • DescriptionAmerican songpoet
  • BornApril 9, 1928
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger-songwriter; Pianist; Mathematician; Singer