Steven Wright

Steven Wright

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Few American comedians have been quoted as widely as Steven Wright (b. 1955), whose insights reach well beyond their original context. Celebrated for his distinctive lethargic voice and slow, deadpan delivery of ironic, philosophical and sometimes nonsensical jokes, paraprosdokians, non sequiturs, anti-humor, and one-liners with contrived situations, Steven Wright brought that same intensity to the written and spoken word. Browse 39 quotes by Steven Wright that cover ground from Time, Funny, Car, Pet, and Good. To get a sense of their style, try: "I have an answering machine in my car. It says, I'm home now. But leave a message and I'll call when I'm out."

“I remember when the candle shop burned down. Everyone stood around singing 'Happy Birthday.'”

— Steven Wright

Birthday

All Quotes by Steven Wright

“I had a friend who was a clown. When he died, all his friends went to the funeral in one car.”

— Steven Wright

Car

“My roommate got a pet elephant. Then it got lost. It's in the apartment somewhere.”

— Steven Wright

Pet

“I intend to live forever. So far, so good.”

— Steven Wright

Funny

“I used to work in a fire hydrant factory. You couldn't park anywhere near the place.”

— Steven Wright

Work

“I busted a mirror and got seven years bad luck, but my lawyer thinks he can get me five.”

— Steven Wright

Legal

“I was a peripheral visionary. I could see the future, but only way off to the side.”

— Steven Wright

Future

“A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths.”

— Steven Wright

Funny

“I put instant coffee in a microwave oven and almost went back in time.”

— Steven Wright

Time

“I think God's going to come down and pull civilization over for speeding.”

— Steven Wright

God

“I remember when the candle shop burned down. Everyone stood around singing 'Happy Birthday.'”

— Steven Wright

Birthday

“Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time.”

— Steven Wright

Time

“When I woke up this morning my girlfriend asked me, 'Did you sleep good?' I said 'No, I made a few mistakes.'”

— Steven Wright

Good

“What's another word for Thesaurus?”

— Steven Wright

Funny

“How young can you die of old age?”

— Steven Wright

Age

“I saw a bank that said '24 Hour Banking,' but I don't have that much time.”

— Steven Wright

Time

“Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country.”

— Steven Wright

Funny

“I went to a restaurant that serves 'breakfast at any time'. So I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance.”

— Steven Wright

Time

“Babies don't need a vacation, but I still see them at the beach... it pisses me off! I'll go over to a little baby and say 'What are you doing here? You haven't worked a day in your life!'”

— Steven Wright

Life

“There was a power outage at a department store yesterday. Twenty people were trapped on the escalators.”

— Steven Wright

Power

“For my birthday I got a humidifier and a de-humidifier... I put them in the same room and let them fight it out.”

— Steven Wright

Birthday