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."

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“I bought some instant water one time but I didn't know what to add to it.”

— Steven Wright

Time

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“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

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

— Steven Wright

Car

“I play the harmonica. The only way I can play is if I get my car going really fast, and stick it out the window.”

— Steven Wright

Car

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

— Steven Wright

Legal

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

— Steven Wright

God

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

— Steven Wright

Car

“How young can you die of old age?”

— Steven Wright

Age

“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

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

— Steven Wright

Funny

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

— Steven Wright

Humor

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

— Steven Wright

Funny

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

— Steven Wright

Birthday

“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

“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

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

— Steven Wright

God

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

— Steven Wright

Time

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

— Steven Wright

Funny

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

— Steven Wright

Pet

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

— Steven Wright

Science