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

— Steven Wright

Future

“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

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

— Steven Wright

Time

“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 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

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

— Steven Wright

Birthday

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

— Steven Wright

Time

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

— Steven Wright

God

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

— Steven Wright

Time

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

— Steven Wright

Car

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

— Steven Wright

Time

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

— Steven Wright

Legal

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

— Steven Wright

Funny

“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

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

— Steven Wright

Car

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

— Steven Wright

Funny

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

— Steven Wright

God