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."

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

— Steven Wright

God

All Quotes by Steven Wright

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

— Steven Wright

God

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

— Steven Wright

Car

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

— Steven Wright

Future

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

— Steven Wright

Science

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

— Steven Wright

Funny

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

— Steven Wright

Funny

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

— Steven Wright

Pet

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

— Steven Wright

Time

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

— Steven Wright

Birthday

“What's another word for Thesaurus?”

— 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

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

— Steven Wright

Poetry

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

— Steven Wright

Funny

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

— Steven Wright

Time

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

— Steven Wright

Pet

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

— Steven Wright

Humor

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

— Steven Wright

God

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

— Steven Wright

Work