Steven Wright Quotes

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

- Steven Wright

Heights, Afraid, Lot, Fitness

In Vegas, I got into a long argument with the man at the roulette wheel over what I considered to be an odd number.

- Steven Wright

Vegas, Wheel, Over, Argument

If you think nobody cares about you, try missing a couple of payments.

- Steven Wright

Think, Cares, Payments, Couple

I liked school, but I used to dread those moments when the teacher would call me up to give an oral report. I forced myself to deal with it and not dwell on the class in front of me - to keep a straight face, give the report and concentrate on getting it right. That's normally how I perform. That's how I am.

- Steven Wright

Dwell, Deal, Forced, Perform

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

- Steven Wright

Birthday, I Remember, Shop, Singing

I never even thought of myself as deadpan until someone wrote an article about me about a year after I was doing comedy. There was a paper called the 'Boston Phoenix,' and someone wrote a description of what I was doing and that's where I first saw 'deadpan.'

- Steven Wright

Thought, Doing, Boston, About A Year

I'm used to seeing it, but it's weird having an Academy Award. You usually only see one of them on the TV show when they give them out, so it's kind of surreal to have one in your house.

- Steven Wright

TV, TV Show, Academy Award, Surreal

I have the world's largest collection of seashells. I keep it on all the beaches of the world... perhaps you've seen it.

- Steven Wright

World, Beaches, Largest, Collection

Someone asked me, if I were stranded on a desert island what book would I bring... 'How to Build a Boat.'

- Steven Wright

Book, Island, Bring, Asked

When I was a kid, I went to the store and asked the guy, Do you have any toy train schedules?

- Steven Wright

Kid, Guy, Schedules, Asked

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

- Steven Wright

Pet, Now, Spot, Poured

Do you think that when they asked George Washington for ID that he just whipped out a quarter?

- Steven Wright

Think, Out, Whipped, Asked

When I woke up this morning my girlfriend asked me, 'Did you sleep good?' I said 'No, I made a few mistakes.'

- Steven Wright

Morning, Woke, Made, Asked

When I was crossing the border into Canada, they asked if I had any firearms with me. I said, 'Well, what do you need?'

- Steven Wright

Need, Border, Firearms, Asked

I look like a casual, laid-back guy, but it's like a circus in my head.

- Steven Wright

Circus, Head, Like, Casual

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

- Steven Wright

Poetry, Thought, Dictionary, Poem

All those who believe in psychokinesis - raise my hand.

- Steven Wright

Believe, Who, Those, Raise

Childhood was very nice. The only thing wrong was that I was so introverted, everything became a big deal... 'Oh, no, here comes the bus. Where am I gonna sit on the bus?'

- Steven Wright

Here, Very, Became, Introverted

It's like the Wild West, the Internet. There are no rules.

- Steven Wright

West, Like, No Rules, Wild West

I watched the Indy 500, and I was thinking that if they left earlier they wouldn't have to go so fast.

- Steven Wright

Fast, Watched, Earlier, Indy

Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time... I think I’ve forgotten this before.

- Steven Wright

Think, I Think, Having, Forgotten

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

- Steven Wright

Bank, Hour, Saw, Banking

It's very interesting, the joke comes first and then the wording comes within five seconds, maybe ten seconds. My thing is to get the joke across in as few words as possible. However, sometimes a word that's not really needed does help the rhythm of it. It's a gut feeling.

- Steven Wright

Maybe, Very, However, Seconds

My mother is from another time - the funniest person to her is Lucille Ball; that's what she loves. A lot of times she tells me she doesn't know what I'm talking about. I know if I wasn't her son and she was flipping through the TV and saw me, she would just keep going.

- Steven Wright

Through, Another, TV, Funniest

Last year I went fishing with Salvador Dali. He was using a dotted line. He caught every other fish.

- Steven Wright

Other, Caught, Using, Salvador

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

- Steven Wright

Car, Like, Headlights, Replaced

If you are in a spaceship that is traveling at the speed of light, and you turn on the headlights, does anything happen?

- Steven Wright

Space, Happen, Spaceship, Headlights

If you tell a joke in the forest, but nobody laughs, was it a joke?

- Steven Wright

Forest, Tell, Laughs, Joke

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

- Steven Wright

Work, Hydrant, Factory, Park

There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.

- Steven Wright

Standing, Like, Fine, Fine Line

I paint; I draw and paint - I've been doing that since I was in third grade, drawing realistically and then changing to abstract art. That was my first creative thing before guitar or comedy.

- Steven Wright

Art, Doing, Been, Abstract

The things I talk about and explain couldn't happen - yet, they don't seem impossible - you could say I talk about the world in an abstract perspective. But then, the world is basically insane - and it's trying to pass itself off as being a sane place. I show it for what it is.

- Steven Wright

Impossible, Explain, About, Abstract

I always thought Johnny Carson was just brilliant, and I used to watch him and all the comics that would be on the show every night - and I'd dream about it being me.

- Steven Wright

Thought, Always, Brilliant, Johnny

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

- Steven Wright

Small, Country, Skiing, Cross Country

Do Lipton employees take coffee breaks?

- Steven Wright

Coffee, Breaks, Take, Employees

I've been thinking of humorous things since I was... I can't remember when. All the way through elementary school, all the way through junior high, all the way through high school, through college and after college, I was thinking of the same kinds of things that I say in front of an audience now.

- Steven Wright

College, Through, Been, Junior

The Bermuda Triangle got tired of warm weather. It moved to Alaska. Now Santa Claus is missing.

- Steven Wright

Tired, Got, Moved, Missing

I like to talk about lint and coasters, the expansion of the universe and maybe McDonald's. I'm completely turned off by the idea of politics.

- Steven Wright

Politics, Like, Turned, McDonald

Hermits have no peer pressure.

- Steven Wright

Pressure, Peer, Hermits, Peer Pressure

I went down the street to the 24-hour grocery. When I got there, the guy was locking the front door. I said, 'Hey, the sign says you're open 24 hours.' He said, 'Yes, but not in a row.'

- Steven Wright

Door, Guy, Sign, 24 Hours

You know those things that you throw the twigs into and it spits them out? That's what I do. The branches are like life, and I throw them into my head and some of it comes out as humor.

- Steven Wright

Some, Like, Them, Twig

I've been doing comedy longer than I haven't been doing comedy, as I was performing for three years before I even got on 'The Tonight Show.' There's truly nothing like it; it's intense and exhilarating, even though it looks so casual.

- Steven Wright

Doing, Been, Tonight, Tonight Show

Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died.

- Steven Wright

Night, Cards, Last, Last Night

I stayed in a really old hotel last night. They sent me a wake-up letter.

- Steven Wright

Old, Last, Stayed, Last Night

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

- Steven Wright

Birthday, Forever, Far, Intend

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

- Steven Wright

Yesterday, Trapped, Were, Department Store

My theory of evolution is that Darwin was adopted.

- Steven Wright

Evolution, Theory, Adopted, Darwin

Comedians are sociologists. We're pointing out stuff that the general public doesn't even stop to think about, looking at life in slow-motion and questioning everything we see.

- Steven Wright

Think, Questioning, About, General Public

Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.

- Steven Wright

Curiosity, Cat, While, Suspect

I went to a general store. They wouldn't let me buy anything specifically.

- Steven Wright

Me, General, Buy, Specifically

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

- Steven Wright

Mirror, Luck, Legal, Busted

I have an existential map. It has 'You are here' written all over it.

- Steven Wright

Here, Over, Existential, Map

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

- Steven Wright

Time, Restaurant, Ordered, French

Like other kids wanted to become firemen or astronauts, I wanted to make people laugh.

- Steven Wright

Other, Wanted, Other Kids, Laugh

I was always making my friends laugh, but I never wanted the attention of the whole classroom.

- Steven Wright

Never, Always, Making, Laugh

They say the universe is expanding. That should help with the traffic.

- Steven Wright

Help, Universe, Expanding, Traffic

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

Doing, Here, Babies, Vacation

Honestly, I just go to restaurants to eat so I won't die. If there was a pill I could take in January and then I wouldn't have to eat again for the rest of the year, I would take it. Of course, I wouldn't want to sacrifice my chocolate cake and ice cream.

- Steven Wright

Die, Year, Ice, Ice Cream

I love eating chocolate cake and ice cream after a show. I almost justify it in my mind as, 'You were a good boy onstage and you did your show, so now you can have some cake and ice cream.'

- Steven Wright

Love, Some, Almost, Ice Cream

I didn't want to be selling insurance at 40, wondering what would it have been like to do stand-up.

- Steven Wright

Insurance, Been, Would, Wondering

It's very intense to be in front of a live audience. It's just an amazing experience. It's dangerous. Everything out there is heightened. The bad stuff is extra-worse. The silences are extra-silent. The good stuff is amazing. It's electric when you walk out there. For 90 minutes, you're on this other planet.

- Steven Wright

Other, Very, 90 Minutes, Live Audience

There's something about being in front of a live audience that's fun. It's a really interesting, very electric, very alive, and intense experience, and you can't get it anywhere else. And I've been doing it since I was 23, so it's part of my being - it's part of my fabric as a person.

- Steven Wright

Doing, Been, Very, Live Audience

If one synchronised swimmer drowns, do all the rest have to drown too?

- Steven Wright

Rest, Drown, Too, Swimmer

When I'm on stage, it's really intense. My mind is going a million miles an hour, trying to remember my act, trying to say it all the right way. It's funny how different it looks and how it's happening. There are three Fellini circuses in my head, and outwardly it looks like I'm going to get a bagel.

- Steven Wright

Remember, Three, Miles, Right Way

OK, so what's the speed of dark?

- Steven Wright

Speed, Dark, OK

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

Home, Message, Out, Answering

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, Behind, Accelerator, Brake

When I die, I'm gonna leave my body to science fiction.

- Steven Wright

Die, Fiction, Gonna, Science Fiction

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

- Steven Wright

Death, Die, Fiction, Science Fiction

It doesn't make a difference what temperature a room is, it's always room temperature.

- Steven Wright

Temperature, Always, Make A Difference

I invented the cordless extension cord.

- Steven Wright

Extension, Invented, Cord

Ever notice how irons have a setting for permanent press? I don't get it.

- Steven Wright

How, Permanent, Ever, Irons

Good jokes are gems. A good idea is hard to come by. I couldn't give them to someone else, even for money. It just wouldn't seem right.

- Steven Wright

Give, Idea, Come, Gems

I was walking down the street wearing glasses when the prescription ran out.

- Steven Wright

Glasses, Prescription, Ran

I had some eyeglasses. I was walking down the street when suddenly the prescription ran out.

- Steven Wright

Walking, Some, Prescription, Ran

I'm standing behind a wall of jokes. You don't know about my personal life, my girlfriends, or what I do when I'm not on the road. There's this guy, this comedian, and this is how he thinks, but people really don't know anything about me.

- Steven Wright

Behind, Guy, About, Girlfriends

When I was a kid, I never did funny things to get attention. I was never a funny person. I was never, like, 'Oh, wow. I could say this some day on stage.'

- Steven Wright

Some, Like, Funny Things, Wow

To me, comedy is just twisting reality. It's commenting or observing or twisting life.

- Steven Wright

Reality, Me, Comedy, Observing

Sponges grow in the ocean. That just kills me. I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be if that didn't happen.

- Steven Wright

Grow, Happen, How Much, I Wonder

I like George Carlin's jokes. I like his humor. He's one of my heroes, and I like what he did with talking about everyday things.

- Steven Wright

Like, About, Carlin, Everyday

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

- Steven Wright

Time, Oven, Almost, Microwave

I haven't changed at all. I'm the same as when I was 11.

- Steven Wright

Same, Changed

Only one in four jokes ever works, and I still can't predict what people will laugh at.

- Steven Wright

Will, Still, Works, Jokes

People may think I'm trying something new by telling stories, but they're just jokes connected to give the illusion of stories. But really, I just continue using my imagination and creating. That's what I do.

- Steven Wright

Think, New, Telling, Jokes

What I like about the jokes, to me it's a lot of logic, no matter how crazy they are. It has to make absolute sense, or it won't be funny.

- Steven Wright

Sense, Like, About, Jokes

I don't get up, get dressed, go out, and think, 'Okay, I gotta find eight jokes.'

- Steven Wright

Think, Okay, Gotta, Jokes

I was born. When I was 23 I started telling jokes. Then I started going on television and doing films. That's still what I am doing. The end.

- Steven Wright

Doing, Telling, Films, Jokes

I don't feel that I'm explaining the world or teaching people anything. And I'm not trying to be a mirror, showing them what's really going on the world. All I'm trying to do is think of stuff that's funny, just like when I'm kidding around with my friends.

- Steven Wright

Mirror, Feel, Teaching, Explaining

When I was a little kid we had a sand box. It was a quicksand box. I was an only child... eventually.

- Steven Wright

Kid, Box, Had, Quicksand

I don't go off and sit down and try to write material, because then it's contrived and forced. I just live my life, and I see things in a word or a situation or a concept, and it will create a joke for me.

- Steven Wright

My Life, Concept, Forced, Sit

My doctor told me I shouldn't work out until I'm in better shape. I told him, 'All right; don't send me a bill until I pay you.'

- Steven Wright

Work, Shape, Bill, Send

I laugh all the time - at things, people, stuff, whatever. But, I don't laugh onstage because then it's serious business.

- Steven Wright

Business, Then, Onstage, Laugh

I feel lucky that I can have people laugh solidly for a whole hour by just saying what I think and getting paid for it.

- Steven Wright

Think, Lucky, I Think, Laugh

My favorite book is anything by Kurt Vonnegut - he's my literary hero. I got to meet him several times, which was a great thrill for me. I don't really remember what we talked about.

- Steven Wright

Book, Which, Literary, Kurt

If it's a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone, somewhere is making a penny.

- Steven Wright

Thoughts, Making, Cents, Penny

I've always had to conquer fear when I'm on stage. Basically, I was and still am a very shy person. It's absolutely in conflict with what I do. But once I deliver the first joke I'm okay. It's like I'm out there all by myself just delivering my lines to nobody in particular without ever trying to notice the audience in front of me.

- Steven Wright

Shy, Deliver, Very, Notice

I think it's wrong that only one company makes the game Monopoly.

- Steven Wright

Game, Think, I Think, Monopoly

What a nice night for an evening.

- Steven Wright

Night, Nice, Evening

My neighbor has a circular driveway... he can't get out.

- Steven Wright

Neighbor, Get, Driveway, Circular

One day a guy tried to rob me on the street, and I had no money. So I charged him.

- Steven Wright

One Day, Guy, Rob, Charged

George is a radio announcer, and when he walks under a bridge... you can't hear him talk.

- Steven Wright

Him, Radio, Announcer, Bridge

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

- Steven Wright

Some, Add, Bought, One Time

I saw a subliminal advertising executive, but only for a second.

- Steven Wright

Only, Executive, Saw, Subliminal

George Carlin's album, 'Class Clown,' came out when I was in high school. I memorized a lot of that album. I'd come home from school, put it on, and listen over and over. I started memorizing it. I don't even know why. I loved it so much I memorized it.

- Steven Wright

Why, Class Clown, Carlin, Memorizing

If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.

- Steven Wright

Skydiving, Definitely, If At First

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

Some, Going, Buy, Sugar

It usually helps me write by reading - somehow the reading gear in your head turns the writing gear.

- Steven Wright

Writing, Me, Head, Helps

If you were going to shoot a mime, would you use a silencer?

- Steven Wright

Going, Would, Were, Shoot

If you shoot at mimes, should you use a silencer?

- Steven Wright

You, Should, Use, Shoot

If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?

- Steven Wright

Her, Why, Buy, Popular

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

- Steven Wright

Lost, Got, Then, Elephant

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

- Steven Wright

Funny, Some, Batteries, Included

I like to reminisce with people I don't know.

- Steven Wright

People, Know, Like, Reminisce

I got a chain letter by fax. It's very simple. You just fax a dollar bill to everybody on the list.

- Steven Wright

Everybody, Chain, Very, Letter

I live on a one-way street that's also a dead end. I'm not sure how I got there.

- Steven Wright

Dead, Sure, Also, One-Way

Don't you hate when your hand falls asleep and you know it will be up all night.

- Steven Wright

Night, Will, Your, Hand

On the other hand, you have different fingers.

- Steven Wright

Different, Other, Fingers, Hand

In a lot of ways, success is much harder than I thought it would be. I figured that you'd get here and then everything would be happily ever after. But, it's hard work, almost harder once you're successful because you've got to maintain it.

- Steven Wright

Thought, Here, Almost, Harder

I went to the museum where they had all the heads and arms from the statues that are in all the other museums.

- Steven Wright

Other, Statues, Had, Heads

I just got out of the hospital. I was in a speed-reading accident. I hit a bookmark.

- Steven Wright

Hospital, Hit, Just, Accident

Real life? Well, I just hope mine isn't investigated. They might find that I don't really exist - that I'm just a hologram.

- Steven Wright

Real, Might, Mine, Real Life

Be nice to your children. After all, they are going to choose your nursing home.

- Steven Wright

Children, Be Nice, Going, Nursing Home

To the audience, it's like I'm changing the subject every five seconds, but to me, my show's almost like a 90-minute song that I know exactly. I wrote every note, and I know exactly where everything is.

- Steven Wright

Song, Audience, Note, Five

When I was on TV in the '80s, I wasn't thinking, 'There's a 10-year-old kid watching this and in 15 years, he's gonna be doing stuff that was influenced by me.' I was trying to get my five minutes together. So now that those people are comedians and they're influenced by me - it's bizarre.

- Steven Wright

Doing, TV, Bizarre, Five

When I was 16... I worked in a pet store. And they fired me because... they had three snakes in there, and one day I braided them.

- Steven Wright

Fired, One Day, Had, Snakes

I met this wonderful girl at Macy's. She was buying clothes and I was putting Slinkies on the escalator.

- Steven Wright

She, Escalator, Putting, Met

If you had a million Shakespeares, could they write like a monkey?

- Steven Wright

Monkey, Like, Could, Million

I didn't tell any of my friends that I wanted to be a comedian, because I was superstitious. I thought if I told people, it wouldn't happen. So I kept it all in my head for years and years.

- Steven Wright

Happen, Years And Years, Comedian

Very rarely do I talk off the top of my head on stage. I'm not an improv guy. I'm a writer-guy who presents what he's written.

- Steven Wright

Guy, Improv, Very, Rarely

It doesn't matter what temperature the room is, it's always room temperature.

- Steven Wright

Matter, Always, Room, Temperature

I had a friend who was a clown. When he died, all his friends went to the funeral in one car.

- Steven Wright

Friends, Had, Died, Funeral

My friend has a baby. I'm recording all the noises he makes so later I can ask him what he meant.

- Steven Wright

Meant, Makes, Recording, Noises

I'm writing an unauthorized autobiography.

- Steven Wright

Writing, Autobiography

I installed a skylight in my apartment... the people who live above me are furious!

- Steven Wright

Me, People, Above, Apartment

If I ever had twins, I'd use one for parts.

- Steven Wright

Twins, Use, Ever, Parts

I don't like politicians, and I don't like politics. I definitely don't want to be associated with any of them.

- Steven Wright

Politics, Like, Definitely, Politicians

It seems like we wake up and it's a race until you get to bed. It gets to you after a while and you think, 'What the hell am I doing?'

- Steven Wright

Doing, Think, Bed, Seems

I have two pairs of reading glasses. One pair is for reading fiction, the other for non-fiction. I've read the Bible twice wearing each pair, and it's the same.

- Steven Wright

Bible, Other, Read, Pairs

I kept a diary right after I was born. Day 1: Tired from the move. Day 2: Everyone thinks I'm an idiot.

- Steven Wright

Birthday, Everyone, Move, Thinks

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

Play, Way, Going, Harmonica

Whenever I think of the past, it brings back so many memories.

- Steven Wright

Think, I Think, Whenever, Memories

I was arrested for lip-syncing karaoke.

- Steven Wright

Arrested, Karaoke

I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering.

- Steven Wright

Mind, Trying, Daydream, Wandering

Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.

- Steven Wright

Humor, Distance, Within, Everywhere

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

- Steven Wright

Car, Stop, Dizzy, Driving

Sometimes I wish my first word was 'quote,' so that on my death bed, my last words could be 'end quote.'

- Steven Wright

Death, Bed, I Wish, Quote

I feel very lucky to make a living from my imagination; I'm very grateful for that. I like that what I do is create. I'm feeling very lucky to have had the career I had. It's gone much longer and bigger than I ever thought it would be.

- Steven Wright

Career, Lucky, Very, Gone

What's another word for Thesaurus?

- Steven Wright

Funny, Word, Another, Thesaurus

I'm addicted to placebos.

- Steven Wright

Addicted

I need one of those baby monitors from my subconscious to my consciousness so I can know what the hell I'm really thinking about.

- Steven Wright

Consciousness, Need, About, Subconscious

If God dropped acid, would he see people?

- Steven Wright

See, Would, Dropped, Acid

I just have a relationship with my imagination. It's like my friend, almost.

- Steven Wright

Friend, Like, Almost, My Friend

It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to have to paint it.

- Steven Wright

Small, World, Want, Paint

Doing stand-up is like running across a frozen pond with the ice breaking behind you. I love it because it's dangerous.

- Steven Wright

Love, Behind, Pond, Breaking

My act is an exaggeration of a part of me. I'm much more expressive off stage.

- Steven Wright

Stage, Act, Exaggeration, Expressive

I went to a general store but they wouldn't let me buy anything specific.

- Steven Wright

Me, General, Buy, Specific

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

- Steven Wright

See, Side, Peripheral, Visionary

Why don't they make the whole plane out of that black box stuff.

- Steven Wright

Black, Why, Plane, Box

I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol.

- Steven Wright

Worry, Fast, Too, Cholesterol

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

- Steven Wright

Funny, Book, Writing, Page

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, Same, Them, Room

I wear a hat on stage so that people won't be blinded by the reflection from my head. Also, if I don't wear a hat, there's no way that the hat can be at that level by itself on the stage.

- Steven Wright

Reflection, Level, Wear, Hat

Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.

- Steven Wright

Need, Get, Until, Something

If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know?

- Steven Wright

How, Dictionary, Would, Misspelled

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

- Steven Wright

Think, Over, Pull, Speeding

My secret to staying young... Having no sense of time.

- Steven Wright

Young, Having, Staying, No Sense

If you saw a heat wave, would you wave back?

- Steven Wright

Heat, Would, Saw, Wave

I have all the emotions that everyone has; it just appears that I don't.

- Steven Wright

Emotions, Everyone, Just, Appears

I got this powdered water - now I don't know what to add.

- Steven Wright

Know, Now, Add, Water

I'm seeing the world partially through the eyes of a kid. Not all the time. There's no black and white to it. But sometimes I'm seeing it like I'm 4.

- Steven Wright

Kid, Through, Like, Eyes

I thought I would be a guy on the radio.

- Steven Wright

Thought, Guy, Would, Radio

I wrote a few children's books... not on purpose.

- Steven Wright

Children, Purpose, Books, Wrote

Is it weird in here, or is it just me?

- Steven Wright

Me, Here, Just, Weird

You can't have everything. Where would you put it?

- Steven Wright

Everything, Where, Would, Put

A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

- Steven Wright

Memory, Bad, Conscience

At one point he decided enough was enough.

- Steven Wright

Enough, Point, He, Decided

I'm going to get an MRI to find out whether I have claustrophobia.

- Steven Wright

Find, Going, Get, Whether

The other day I... uh, no, that wasn't me.

- Steven Wright

Me, Other, Day

How young can you die of old age?

- Steven Wright

Young, Old, How, Die

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