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

— Steven Wright

Car

All Quotes by Steven Wright

“I had to stop driving my car for a while... the tires got dizzy.”

— Steven Wright

Car

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

— Steven Wright

Time

“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.”

— Steven Wright

Car

“Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.”

— Steven Wright

Humor

“I replaced the headlights in my car with strobe lights, so it looks like I'm the only one moving.”

— Steven Wright

Car

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

— Steven Wright

Time

“I went to the bank and asked to borrow a cup of money. They said, 'What for?' I said, 'I'm going to buy some sugar.'”

— Steven Wright

Money

“I was reading the dictionary. I thought it was a poem about everything.”

— Steven Wright

Poetry

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

— Steven Wright

Work

“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

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

— Steven Wright

Time

“What's another word for Thesaurus?”

— Steven Wright

Funny

“I bought some batteries, but they weren't included.”

— Steven Wright

Funny

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

— Steven Wright

Funny

“When I die, I'm leaving my body to science fiction.”

— Steven Wright

Science

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

— Steven Wright

Birthday

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

— Steven Wright

Funny

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

— Steven Wright

Legal

“How young can you die of old age?”

— Steven Wright

Age