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Tom Lehrer

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Thomas Andrew Lehrer ( ; April 9, 1928 – July 26, 2025) was an American musician and mathematician. He recorded pithy, humorous, and often political songs that became popular in the 1950s and 1960s. His songs parodied popular musical forms, often with original melodies.

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Quotes from Tom Lehrer

I know that there are people who do not love their fellow man, and I hate people like that!

—Tom Lehrer

On my income tax 1040 it says 'Check this box if you are blind.' I wanted to put a check mark about three inches away.

—Tom Lehrer

Bad weather always looks worse through a window.

—Tom Lehrer

There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.

—Tom Lehrer