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 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

All Quotes by Steven Wright

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

— Steven Wright

Funny

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

— Steven Wright

Time

“How young can you die of old age?”

— Steven Wright

Age

“I poured spot remover on my dog. Now he's gone.”

— Steven Wright

Pet

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

— Steven Wright

Car

“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

“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

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

— Steven Wright

Pet

“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

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

— Steven Wright

Time

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

— Steven Wright

Car

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

— Steven Wright

Future

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

— Steven Wright

Time

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

— Steven Wright

Funny

“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

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

— Steven Wright

Funny

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

— Steven Wright

Funny

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

— Steven Wright

Humor

“I hooked up my accelerator pedal in my car to my brake lights. I hit the gas, people behind me stop, and I'm gone.”

— Steven Wright

Car