It is a sobering thought that when Mozart was my age, he had been dead for two years. Tom Lehrer on age
When you get to fifty-two food becomes more important than sex. Tom Lehrer on food
My last public performance for money was in 1967. For free, it was 1972, with the exception of two little one-shot, one-song things. But that's just for friends, out of friendship for the people involved, and also because it was fun. Tom Lehrer on friendship
Laughter is involuntary. If it's funny you laugh. Tom Lehrer on funny
Political satire became obsolete when they awarded Henry Kissinger the Nobel Peace Prize. Tom Lehrer on peace
It is sobering to consider that when Mozart was my age he had already been dead for a year. Tom Lehrer on age