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 whole waste of money. Tom Lehrer billionclownjoke share on social
When I was in college, there were certain words you couldn't say in front of a girl. Now you can say them, but you can't say 'girl.' Tom Lehrer collegefrontgirl 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
You can't be satirical and not be offensive to somebody. Tom Lehrer offensivesatirical Change image and share on social
Be prepared, and be careful not to do your good deeds when there's no one watching you. Tom Lehrer carefuldeedgood Change image and share on social
Political satire became obsolete when they awarded Henry Kissinger the Nobel Peace Prize. Tom Lehrer awardhenrykissinger Change image and share on social
I have always found it interesting... that there are people who regard copyright infringement as a form of flattery. Tom Lehrer copyrightfindflattery Change image and share on social
In my youth there were words you couldn't say in front of a girl; now you can't say 'girl.' Tom Lehrer frontgirlword Change image and share on social
Laughter is involuntary. If it's funny you laugh. Tom Lehrer funnyinvoluntarylaugh Change image and share on social
My last public performance for money was in 1967. For free, it was 1972, with the exception of two little one-shot, one-song things. But that's just for friends, out of friendship for the people involved, and also because it was fun. Tom Lehrer exceptionfreefriend share on social
