Tom Lehrer Quotes

In one word he told me the secret of success in mathematics: Plagiarize…only be sure always to call it please ‘research’.

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.

You can’t be satirical and not be offensive to somebody.

When you get to fifty-two food becomes more important than s*x.

Political satire became obsolete when they awarded Henry Kissinger the Nobel Peace Prize.