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."

“There was a power outage at a department store yesterday. Twenty people were trapped on the escalators.”

— Steven Wright

Power

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

— Steven Wright

Poetry

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

— Steven Wright

Science

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

— Steven Wright

Pet

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

— Steven Wright

Time

“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

“How young can you die of old age?”

— Steven Wright

Age

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

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

— Steven Wright

Funny

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

— Steven Wright

Work

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

— Steven Wright

Pet

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

— Steven Wright

Time

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

— Steven Wright

Car

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

— Steven Wright

God

“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

“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

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

— Steven Wright

Humor