Tom Lehrer Quotes

Irreverence is easy - what's hard is wit.

Tom Lehrer

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EasyWitHardIrreverence

My wife is a Christian and is extraordinary patient, logical, and philosophical. For years, I would challenge and condemn her beliefs, battering the structure of her conclusions with every argument, analogy, and evidence I could bring to bear. I am a very argumentative man, and I am as fell and subtle as a serpent in debate.

John C. Wright

ChallengeWifeManI AmChristian

I don't mind getting older. I'm enjoying not having that raging ambition I've had all my life.

Jeremy Irons

LifeGetting OlderMindAmbitionHad

I feel like people are so eager and willing to accept the concept of females being bisexual and having it be a very natural thing, but as soon as a male proclaims himself as bisexual, we automatically dismiss it and say, 'No, he's just gay.'

Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

PeopleFeelGaySayAcceptBisexual

If you do a serious presidential bio, you want to supply the reader with maximum material because otherwise you're offending the reader. A president for many people is a serious thing and they want to know everything.

Amity Shlaes

PeopleYouSeriousKnowWantSupply

I've done hip-hop videos, family comedies, a quirky comedy.

Steve Carr

FamilyComedyDoneHip-HopQuirky

For a century, women have binged on romance novels that encouraged them to associate intimidation with infatuation; it's no wonder that this emotional hangover still lingers.

Stephanie Coontz

WomenWonderEmotionalRomanceStill

I've noticed a growth in Spike and definitely in myself. I feel like the seeds that he planted in me five years ago have ripened up to a place where I could even tackle this role in the way that I did.

Rosario Dawson

GrowthMyselfMeSeedsFeelPlace

It doesn't really matter if this movie's a success or not, because it's already out there.

Roland Emmerich

SuccessMatterOutBecauseMovie

We've seen it again and again. From civil rights to women's rights to marriage rights, this country has reinvented itself in the quest to make real the transcendent values that Lincoln proclaimed in his historic address - that all men are created equal in a nation conceived in liberty.

Mike Quigley

MarriageWomenMenValuesLiberty

May the days be aimless. Do not advance action according to a plan.

Don DeLillo

ActionPlanDaysMayAdvance

I'm a lot more self-confident than I used to be. To some extent I owe that to my children and my husband.

Claudia Schiffer

ChildrenHusbandMoreUsedOweThan

I overthink decisions when I should really trust my heart.

Brian Littrell

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