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
I thought about majoring in Math, Chemistry and English, but Math had the fewest requirements, so I went with it. I knew I wanted to teach, and Math was my field, so I studied Math. Tom Lehrer chemistryenglishfew Change image and share on social
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 friendhearhuman Change image and share on social
I figure I wrote 37 songs in 20 years, and that's not exactly a full-time job. It wasn't that I was writing and writing and writing and quit. Every now and then I wrote something, and every now and then I didn't. The second just outnumbered the first. Tom Lehrer figurefulljob 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
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. Tom Lehrer analysisanticipatecompany Change image and share on social
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. Tom Lehrer abstractionconnectionfit Change image and share on social
Counting in octal is just like counting in decimal, if you don't use your . Tom Lehrer countdecimaloctal Change image and share on social
When you get to fifty-two food becomes more important than sex. Tom Lehrer fiftyfoodimportant Change image and 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