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

About Tom Lehrer

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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