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Tom Lehrer Quotes

I didn't feel the need for anonymous affection, for people in the dark applauding. To me, it would be like writing a novel and then getting up every night and reading your novel. Everything I did is on the record and, if you want to hear it, just listen to the record.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: April 9, 1928

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People Me Writing Night Reading You

My mom allowed me to take an old burlap bag and fill it with moss, corn stalks and rocks, then hang it from a tree and spend an hour a day punching my heavy bag.

Tree Day Me Mom Bag Rocks

Look at all the Misfits products that came out. We never made a dime off it.

Look Never Out Products Off Made

I went for endless auditions for tiny parts in obscure plays, and never got one job until I was in 'Four Weddings'.

Anna Chancellor

Job Never Obscure Got Four Tiny

Without exercise, I don't feel like my head works right.

Matthew McConaughey

Feel Exercise Right Without Head

When you go into a fight saying you're probably going to lose, you're probably going to lose.

Fight Saying You Lose Go Going

I don't have to be in politics.

A lot of people talk about the Fab Five, and they were wonderful, one of the best teams you'll ever see in college basketball. But the '89 team is the best one to ever play at Michigan in my opinion because they won the national championship. Winning a championship is winning a championship.

Best People College Team Opinion

We have fought this fight as long, and as well as we know how. We have been defeated. For us as a Christian people, there is now but one course to pursue. We must accept the situation.

Fight People Christian Long Know

I think, you know, as an actor we get these terribly sort of pretentious ideas in our heads. We try to take everything very seriously at first, you know, until we lighten up, we get onboard, and have a laugh.

Ideas Think Laugh You Know Actor

Who can sit back as our towns and cities are torn apart by violence and be content with the status quo?

Martin O'Malley

Violence Back Status Quo Content Sit

People come to a company like Abbott sometimes and think, 'It's so big, I can't make a difference.' I think just the opposite. I think everybody can make a difference.

People Think Make A Difference Big

You see, the thing is, if you don't do anything to your face, and you get old, and you can stand up, and you can remember your lines, the work is there.

Work Stand Up Face Stand Remember

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