Steven Wright

Steven Wright

34 quotes

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."

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

— Steven Wright

Pet

All Quotes by Steven Wright

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

— Steven Wright

Funny

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

— Steven Wright

Science

“How young can you die of old age?”

— Steven Wright

Age

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

— Steven Wright

Legal

“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

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

— Steven Wright

Time

“I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers done.”

— Steven Wright

Funny

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

— Steven Wright

Funny

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

— Steven Wright

Future

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

— Steven Wright

Time

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

— Steven Wright

Work

“If God dropped acid, would he see people?”

— Steven Wright

God

“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

“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

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

— Steven Wright

Funny

“What's another word for Thesaurus?”

— Steven Wright

Funny

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

— Steven Wright

Birthday

“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