Steven Wright Quotes - Page 19

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• I once tried to commit suicide by jumping off a building...I changed my mind at the last minute, so I just flipped over and landed on my feet. Two little kittens nearby saw what happened and one turns to the other and says, "See, that's how it's done."

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  Funny, Suicide, Humor

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• I live at the end of a dead end one way street. I don't know how I got there.

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  Funny, Humor, Way

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• 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.

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  Book, Hero, Thrill

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• I saw a small bottle of cologne and asked if it was for sale. She said, "It's free with purchase." I asked her if anyone bought anything toda

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  Funny, Humor, Bottles

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• 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.'

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  Boston, Years, Phoenix

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• I woke up one morning, and all of my stuff had been stolen and replaced by exact duplicates".

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  Morning, Stuff, Stolen

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• 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!'

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  Funny, Life, Baby

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• 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.

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  Years, People, Comedian

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• 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?'

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  Nice, Childhood, Bigs

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• I plugged my phone in where the blender used to be. I called someone. They went "Aaaaahhhh..."

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  Funny, Humor, Phones

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• How come you don't ever hear about gruntled employees? And who has been dis-ing them anyhow?

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  Funny, Humor, Employee

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• I have a fax machine with "fax waiting".

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  Funny, Humor, Fax Machines

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• The other day, I was walking my dog around my building . . . on the ledge. Some people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths.

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  Dog, People, Ledges

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• 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.'

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  Funny, Money, Humor

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• I eat Swiss cheese from the inside out.

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  Funny, Humor, Cheese

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• I took a baby shower.

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  Funny, Baby, Humor

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

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  Laughing, Attention, Classroom

  "Steven Wright Offers Pony Rides". Interview with Jon Chattman, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 26, 2009.

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• In my house on the ceilings I have paintings of the rooms above... so I never have to go upstairs.

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  Funny, Humor, House

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• I parked in the tow-away zone, and when I got back, the entire neighborhood was gone.

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  Funny, Humor, Gone

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• I eat swiss cheese. But I only nibble on it. I make the holes bigger.

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  Funny, Humor, Cheese

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

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  Funny, Humor, Simple

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• How many people does it take to change a searchlight bulb?

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  Funny, Humor, People

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• 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.

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  Years, Three, Looks

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• I brought a mirror to Lovers' Lane. I told everybody I'm Narcissus.

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  Funny, Humor, Mirrors

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• [Referring to a glass of water:] I mixed this myself. Two parts H, one part O. I don't trust anybody!

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  Trust, Two, Glasses

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