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

— Steven Wright

Time

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“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

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

— Steven Wright

Car

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

— Steven Wright

Funny

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

— Steven Wright

Work

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

— Steven Wright

Time

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

— Steven Wright

Birthday

“How young can you die of old age?”

— Steven Wright

Age

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

— Steven Wright

Time

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

— Steven Wright

Funny

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

— Steven Wright

God

“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

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

— Steven Wright

Time

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

— Steven Wright

Pet

“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

“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

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

— Steven Wright

Funny