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Tom Lehrer Quotes

If I can't get people to commit themselves on whether or not there is a square root of two, then I won't touch on God or anything here Picture Quote #1

Disclaimer: If anyone disagrees with anything I say, I am quite prepared to not only retract it, but also to deny under oath I ever said it Picture Quote #1

In my youth there were words you couldn't say in front of a girl; now you can't say 'girl.' Picture Quote #1

No one is more dangerous than someone who thinks he has the truth. To be an atheist is almost as arrogant as to be a fundamentalist. But then again, I can get pretty arrogant Picture Quote #1

If, after hearing my songs, just one human being is inspired to say something nasty to a friend, or perhaps to strike a loved one, it will all have been worth the while Picture Quote #1

But in the new (math) approach, the important thing is to understand what you're doing, rather than to get the right answer Picture Quote #1

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In one word he told me the secret of success in mathematics: plagiarize; only be sure always to call it... research Picture Quote #1

Once all the Germans were warlike and mean But that couldn't happen again We taught them a lesson in nineteen eighteen And they've hardly bothered us since then Picture Quote #1

If a person feels he can’t communicate, the least he can do is shut up about it Picture Quote #1

We are the folk song army, every one of us cares. We all hate poverty, war, and injustice unlike the rest of you squares Picture Quote #1

The Lord's our shepherd, says the psalm. But just in case, we better get a bomb Picture Quote #1

The poor folks hate the rich folks, and the rich folks hate the poor folks. All of my folks hate all of your folks, it's American as apple pie Picture Quote #1

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Filth, I'm glad to say, is in the mind of the beholder. When correctly viewed, everything is lewd Picture Quote #1

Step up and shake the hand Of someone you can't stand, You can tolerate him if you try! Picture Quote #1

The civil liberties types who are fighting this issue have to fight it, owing to the nature of the laws, as a matter of freedom of speech and stifling of free expression and so on. But we know what’s really involved, dirty books are fun. That’s all there is to it. But you can’t get up in a court and say that Picture Quote #1

Everything is so weird in politics that it’s very hard to be funny about it, I think Picture Quote #1

I don’t have the temperament of a performer, and I certainly couldn’t do it every night Picture Quote #1

People would go anywhere to see a famous person in the flesh, no matter what they do Picture Quote #1

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And although I’m all for freedom of expression and against censorship, there are certain things I’m not willing to go to jail for Picture Quote #1

I’m not an original composer. The tunes are not stolen from other tunes necessarily except in a few cases, but they’re in the style of songs that I grew up with Picture Quote #1

If you asked me to write a rock song or a rap song, I couldn’t do it because they’re not in my fingers Picture Quote #1

I have always found it interesting... that there are people who regard copyright infringement as a form of flattery Picture Quote #1

Don’t solicit for your sister, it’s not nice. Unless you get a good percentage of her price Picture Quote #1

Be prepared, and be careful not to do your good deeds when there’s no one watching you Picture Quote #1

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If I can't get people to commit themselves on whether or not there is a square root of two, then I won't touch on God or anything here (Tom Lehrer Quotes) Disclaimer: If anyone disagrees with anything I say, I am quite prepared to not only retract it, but also to deny under oath I ever said it (Tom Lehrer Quotes) In my youth there were words you couldn't say in front of a girl; now you can't say 'girl.' (Tom Lehrer Quotes) No one is more dangerous than someone who thinks he has the truth. To be an atheist is almost as arrogant as to be a fundamentalist. But then again, I can get pretty arrogant (Tom Lehrer Quotes) If, after hearing my songs, just one human being is inspired to say something nasty to a friend, or perhaps to strike a loved one, it will all have been worth the while (Tom Lehrer Quotes) But in the new (math) approach, the important thing is to understand what you're doing, rather than to get the right answer (Tom Lehrer Quotes) In one word he told me the secret of success in mathematics: plagiarize; only be sure always to call it... research (Tom Lehrer Quotes) Once all the Germans were warlike and mean But that couldn't happen again We taught them a lesson in nineteen eighteen And they've hardly bothered us since then (Tom Lehrer Quotes) If a person feels he can’t communicate, the least he can do is shut up about it (Tom Lehrer Quotes) We are the folk song army, every one of us cares. We all hate poverty, war, and injustice unlike the rest of you squares (Tom Lehrer Quotes) The Lord's our shepherd, says the psalm. But just in case, we better get a bomb (Tom Lehrer Quotes) The poor folks hate the rich folks, and the rich folks hate the poor folks. All of my folks hate all of your folks, it's American as apple pie (Tom Lehrer Quotes) Filth, I'm glad to say, is in the mind of the beholder. When correctly viewed, everything is lewd (Tom Lehrer Quotes) Step up and shake the hand Of someone you can't stand, You can tolerate him if you try! (Tom Lehrer Quotes) The civil liberties types who are fighting this issue have to fight it, owing to the nature of the laws, as a matter of freedom of speech and stifling of free expression and so on. But we know what’s really involved, dirty books are fun. That’s all there is to it. But you can’t get up in a court and say that (Tom Lehrer Quotes) Everything is so weird in politics that it’s very hard to be funny about it, I think (Tom Lehrer Quotes) I don’t have the temperament of a performer, and I certainly couldn’t do it every night (Tom Lehrer Quotes) People would go anywhere to see a famous person in the flesh, no matter what they do (Tom Lehrer Quotes) And although I’m all for freedom of expression and against censorship, there are certain things I’m not willing to go to jail for (Tom Lehrer Quotes) I’m not an original composer. The tunes are not stolen from other tunes necessarily except in a few cases, but they’re in the style of songs that I grew up with (Tom Lehrer Quotes) If you asked me to write a rock song or a rap song, I couldn’t do it because they’re not in my fingers (Tom Lehrer Quotes) I have always found it interesting... that there are people who regard copyright infringement as a form of flattery (Tom Lehrer Quotes) Don’t solicit for your sister, it’s not nice. Unless you get a good percentage of her price (Tom Lehrer Quotes) Be prepared, and be careful not to do your good deeds when there’s no one watching you (Tom Lehrer Quotes)

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