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 thing… - Tom Lehrer

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.

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. … And that's not funny. … OK, well, if I say that, I might get a shock laugh, but it's not really satire.

Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Sé que hay gente que no ama a sus semejantes y yo odio a la gente como esa

If after hearing my songs just one human being is inspired to say something nasty to a friend or perhaps to strike a loved one it will all have been worth the while.