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 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

All Quotes by Steven Wright

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

— Steven Wright

Time

“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

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

— Steven Wright

Time

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

— Steven Wright

God

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

— Steven Wright

Science

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

— Steven Wright

Time

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

— Steven Wright

Pet

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

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

— Steven Wright

Future

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

— Steven Wright

Work

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

— Steven Wright

Legal

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

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

— Steven Wright

Birthday

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

— Steven Wright

Poetry

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

— Steven Wright

Funny

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

— Steven Wright

Car

“What's another word for Thesaurus?”

— Steven Wright

Funny