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Tom Lehrer Quotes

I have always found it interesting... that there are people who regard copyright infringement as a form of flattery.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

People Interesting Flattery Always

I had a big background in listening to classical music and I started trying to compose, like I was playing the guitar but I heard an orchestra in my head.

Music Listening Guitar Trying Head

I'm not a good mother at all.

Good Mother Good Mother

I love HBO and Showtime, especially Showtime. I'm a huge 'Dexter' fan, and I love 'Weeds.' That would be cool to do a recurring role on a show like that.

Love Cool Weeds Show Role Fan

You have to empower your sales staff to use their judgment and go beyond the standards set down on paper and by the computer.

You Down Go Beyond Sales Empower

Deem no man happy until he passes the end of his life without suffering grief.

Life Grief Man Happy Suffering End

It's like first grade where you make all your mistakes and people see it and yet some people see that there's something there that's really valuable. That's the way it went for more than 2 years almost 3 years of playing.

Mistakes People You Way Some People

I'm on the Armed Services Committee, which gives me the opportunity to get involved on some of these international issues. My focus is, as you know, on the economic issues and budget issues.

Opportunity Focus Me Budget You Get

As the word 'tolerance' grows in popularity, tolerance for pure, unadulterated Christian doctrine appears to be shrinking.

Tolerance Christian Pure Popularity

I am a huge Mel Brooks fan. And I do think that not seeing his canon of classics is a bit criminal or clueless.

I Am Think Seeing Criminal Classics

I've never considered selling anything other than profession, but it's more than that. It's one of the highest callings that you can aspire to. Not everyone can do it.

You Selling More Never Anything

In the animal world, there are all kinds of behaviors that are binary: for example, to flee or to fight. In any evolutionary environment, knowing your opponent's decision would not be advantageous for long because your opponent would evolve the same recognition mechanism to also know you.

Decision Fight Animal World You

I grew up assuming that I would be in public service. I never planned to be in business.

Business Service Public Service Never

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