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

During National Brotherhood Week various special events are arranged to drive home the message of brotherhood — this year, for example, on the first day of the week, Malcolm X was killed, which gives you an idea of how effective the whole thing is. I'm sure we all agree that we ought to love one another, and I know there are people in the world who do not love their fellow human beings — and I hate people like that!

You know, of all the songs I have ever sung, that is the one I've had the most requests not to.

I often feel like a resident of Pompeii who has been asked for some humorous comments on lava.