Irreverence is easy - what's hard is wit. Tom Lehrer easyhardirreverence Change image and share on social
I'm not interested in promoting myself or revealing to total strangers anything about me. That's not my job. Tom Lehrer interestjobpromote Change image and share on social
Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel peace prize. Tom Lehrer awardhenrykissinger Change image and share on social
It is sobering to consider that when Mozart was my age he had already been dead for a year. Tom Lehrer agedeadmozart Change image and share on social
Life is like a sewer: what you get out of it depends on what you put into it. Tom Lehrer dependlifeput Change image and share on social
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. Tom Lehrer 30s40sattitude share on social
Life is like a piano. What you get out of it depends on how you play it. Tom Lehrer dependlifepiano Change image and share on social
I went from adolescence to senility, trying to bypass maturity. Tom Lehrer adolescencebypassmaturity Change image and share on social
Apart from that Mrs Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play? Tom Lehrer enjoylincolnplay Change image and share on social
I didn't feel the need for anonymous affection, for people in the dark applauding. To me, it would be like writing a novel and then getting up every night and reading your novel. Everything I did is on the record and, if you want to hear it, just listen to the record. Tom Lehrer affectionanonymousapplaud share on social
