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Steven Wright
155 QuotesQuotes by Steven Wright
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
"Why isn’t the word “phonetically” spelled with an “f”?"
"I wish, when I was first born, the first thing I said was "Quote" so the last thing I said before I died would be "Unquote."
"If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happens if you strap toast on the back of a cat and drop it?"
"You know how it is when you're reading a book and falling asleep, you're reading, reading... and all of a sudden you notice your eyes are closed? I'm like that all the time."
"I'm writing an unauthorized autobiography."
"I have a hobby. I have the world’s largest collection of sea shells. I keep it scattered on beaches all over the world. Maybe you’ve seen some of it."
"Everyone has a photographic Memory, some just don't have film."
"The other night I was lying in bed, looking up at the stars, and I wondered, 'Where the hell is my roof?"
"I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, 'Where’s the self-help section?' She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose."
"What's another word for thesaurus?"
"I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize."
"I went to a restaurant that serves "breakfast at any time" so I ordered French toast during the Renaissance."
"I put instant coffee in a microwave oven and almost went back in time."
"If a person with multiple personalities threatens suicide, is that considered a hostage situation?"
"There is a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot."
"When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane."
"If it's a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone, somewhere is making a penny."
"Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time."
"If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried."
"I just got out of the hospital. I was in a speed reading accident. I hit a book mark and flew across the room."
"Right now I’m having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I’ve forgotten this before."