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The real issues I don't think most people touch. The Clinton jokes are all about Monica Lewinsky and all that stuff and not about the important things, like the fact that he wouldn't ban landmines.
— Tom Lehrer
Tags: real, important, think, people

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Counting in octal is just like counting in decimal, if you don't use your thumbs.
— Tom Lehrer
Tags: just, like, your, you
I'm not tempted to write a song about George W. Bush. I couldn't figure out what sort of song I would write. That's the problem: I don't want to satirise George Bush and his puppeteers, I want to vaporise them.
— Tom Lehrer
Tags: about, problem, want, song
Life is like a sewer: what you get out of it depends on what you put into it.
— Tom Lehrer
Tags: get, like, you, life
You can't be satirical and not be offensive to somebody.
— Tom Lehrer
Tags: offensive, somebody, you
The Army has carried the American ideal to its logical conclusion. Not only do they prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, creed and color, but also on ability.
— Tom Lehrer
Tags: color, only, discrimination, army
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