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

— Steven Wright

Time

All Quotes by Steven Wright

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

— Steven Wright

Funny

“What's another word for Thesaurus?”

— Steven Wright

Funny

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

— Steven Wright

Future

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

— Steven Wright

Birthday

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

— Steven Wright

Car

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

— Steven Wright

Humor

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

— Steven Wright

Funny

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

— 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

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

— Steven Wright

Power

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

— Steven Wright

Pet

“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 went to a restaurant that serves 'breakfast at any time'. So I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance.”

— Steven Wright

Time

“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 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

“How young can you die of old age?”

— Steven Wright

Age

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

— Steven Wright

Legal