90 Steven Wright Quotes to Make You Laugh

Let laughter cure all of your ailments with these hilarious Steven Wright quotes.

Steven Alexander Wright is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and film producer.

He is considered one of the greatest stand-up comics of his time.

Born on December 6, 1955, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Wright has been a staple on the comedy scene since the 80s.

His hilarious one-liners and incredibly witty-dead-pan delivery never fail to pull the giggles from your belly.

What makes Steven Wright one-of-a-kind?

In fact, Steven Wright is so ubiquitous on the comedy scene that he was named one of Rolling Stone’s 50 Greatest Stand-Up Comics and has been nominated for Grammy awards due to his incredible work.

Throughout his illustrious career, Steven Wright’s quotes have become some of the most-quoted comedy material of all time – and today, we’ve collected a great assortment of clever quotes from the genius mind of this hilarious man to bust your sides open today.

If you need some relief from the chaos and insanity that is the real world, enjoy these Steven Wright quotes and let laughter cure all of your ailments.

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Steven Wright quotes that will bust your sides open

1. “Support bacteria – they’re the only culture some people have.” – Steven Wright

2. “The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.” – Steven Wright

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3. “The hardness of the butter is proportional to the softness of the bread.” – Steven Wright

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4. “The severity of the itch is proportional to the reach.” – Steven Wright

5. “The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard.” – Steven Wright

6. “The judge asked, “What do you plead?” I said, “Insanity, your honor, who in their right mind would park in the passing lane?”” – Steven Wright

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7. “The sooner you fall behind, the more time you’ll have to catch up.” – Steven Wright

8. “To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.” – Steven Wright

9. “Today I dialed a wrong number… The other person said, “Hello?” and I said, “Hello, could I speak to Joey?”… They said, “Uh… I don’t think so…he’s only 2 months old.” I said, “I’ll wait.”” – Steven Wright

10. “What a nice night for an evening.” – Steven Wright

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Hilarious Steven Wright quotes

11. “What happens if you get scared half to death twice?” – Steven Wright

12. “What’s another word for Thesaurus?” – Steven Wright

13. “When everything is coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane.” – Steven Wright

14. “I went to the hardware store and bought some used paint. It was in the shape of a house. I also bought some batteries, but they weren’t included.” – Steven Wright

15. “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

16. “I woke up one morning, and all of my stuff had been stolen and replaced by exact duplicates.” – Steven Wright

17. “I worked in a health food store once. A guy came in and asked me, “If I melt dry ice, can I take a bath without getting wet?”” – Steven Wright

18. “If you think nobody cares about you, try missing a couple of payments.” – Steven Wright

19. “If you were going to shoot a mime, would you use a silencer?” – Steven Wright

20. “I went to a fancy french restaurant called “Deja Vu.” The headwaiter said, “Don’t I know you?”” – Steven Wright

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Steven Wright quotes that will make your day

21. “I went to a general store. They wouldn’t let me buy anything specifically.” – Steven Wright

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

23. “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

24. “If you write the word “monkey” a million times, do you start to think you’re Shakespeare?” – Steven Wright

25. “If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the precipitate.” – Steven Wright

26. “In my house on the ceilings I have paintings of the rooms above…so I never have to go upstairs.” – Steven Wright

27. “In school, every period ends with a bell. Every sentence ends with a period. Every crime ends with a sentence.” – Steven Wright

28. “It’s a small world, but I wouldn’t want to have to paint it.” – Steven Wright

29. “Join the Army, meet interesting people, kill them.” – Steven Wright

30. “Many people quit looking for work when they find a job.” – Steven Wright

Funny Steven Wright quotes

31. “Monday is an awful way to spend 1/7th of your life.” – Steven Wright

32. “My socks DO match. They’re the same thickness.” – Steven Wright

33. “My theory of evolution is that Darwin was adopted.” – Steven Wright

34. “Officer, I know I was going faster than 55MPH, but I wasn’t going to be on the road an hour.” – Steven Wright

35. “OK, so what’s the speed of dark?” – Steven Wright

36. “If it’s zero degrees outside today and it’s supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be?” – Steven Wright

37. “You can’t have everything … where would you put it?” – Steven Wright

38. “I’m so tired… I was up all night trying to round off infinity.” – Steven Wright

39. “I’d kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.” – Steven Wright

40. “Why is a carrot more orange than an orange?” – Steven Wright

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Steven Wright quotes to make you laugh

41. “If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys and apes?” – Steven Wright

42. “If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.” – Steven Wright

43. “If you can wave a fan, and you can wave a club, can you wave a fan club?” – Steven Wright

44. “If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you’ve never tried before.” – Steven Wright

45. “Imagine how weird phones would look if your mouth was nowhere near your ears.” – Steven Wright

46. “Plan to be spontaneous tomorrow.” – Steven Wright

47. “Right now I’m having amnesia and deja vu at the same time.” – Steven Wright

48. “Smoking cures weight problems…eventually.” – Steven Wright

49. “Someone sent me a postcard picture of the earth. On the back it said, “Wish you were here.”” – Steven Wright

50. “How did a fool and his money get together in the first place?” – Steven Wright

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51. “Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.” – Steven Wright

52. “The best kind of friend is the kind you sit with, never say a word and walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you ever had.” – Steven Wright

53. “There is a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.” – Steven Wright

54. “Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.” – Steven Wright

55. “Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it.” – Steven Wright

56. “A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.” – Steven Wright

57. “Always remember your unique, just like everone else.” – Steven Wright

58. “Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until they speak.” – Steven Wright

59. “Be nice to your children. After all, they are going to choose your nursing home.” – Steven Wright

Steven Wright quotes to give you a laugh when you need one

60. “A lot of people are afraid of heights.  Not me, I’m afraid of widths.” –Steven Wright

61. “Curiosity killed the cat, but for awhile I was a suspect.”  –Steven Wright

62. “I poured spot remover on my dog.  Now he’s gone.”  –Steven Wright

63. “I used to work in a fire hydrant factory.  You couldn’t park anywhere near the place.” –Steven Wright

64. “Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country.”  –Steven Wright

65. “I live on a one-way street that’s also a dead end. I’m not sure how I got there.”  –Steven Wright

66. “When I was a little kid we had a sand box.  It was a quicksand box.  I was an only child…eventually.”  –Steven Wright

67. “Do Lipton employees take coffee breaks?”  –Steven Wright

68. “I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering.”  –Steven Wright

69. “My neighbor has a circular driveway…he can’t get out.”  –Steven Wright

70. “I installed a skylight in my apartment…the people who live above me are furious!” –Steven Wright

Steven Wright Quotes To Make You Smile on a Bright Day

71. “If God dropped acid, would he see people?” — Steven Wright

72. “If its tourist season, why cant we shoot them.” — Steven Wright

73. “What do you do when you see an endangered animal that eats only endangered plants?” — Steven Wright

74. “If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to see it, do the other trees make fun of it?” — Steven Wright

75. “On the other hand, you have different fingers.” — Steven Wright

76. “I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol.” — Steven Wright

77. “Why do we wash bath towels? Aren’t we clean when we use them?” — Steven Wright

78. “I had a friend who was a clown. When he died, all his friends went to the funeral in one car.” — Steven Wright

79. “Yesterday I saw a chicken crossing the road. I asked it why. It told me it was none of my business.” — Steven Wright

80. “I was reading the dictionary. I thought it was a poem about everything.” — Steven Wright

Steven Wright Quotes To Cheer Up Your Day

81. “If you can’t hear me, it’s because I’m in parentheses.” ― Steven Wright

82. “I named my dog Stay, so I can say, ‘Come here, Stay! Come here, Stay!” ― Steven Wright

83. “I got a garage door opener. It can’t close. Just open.” ― Steven Wright

84. “My secret to staying young… Having no sense of time.” ― Steven Wright

85. “When I erase a word with a pencil, where does it go?” ― Steven Wright

86. “At one point he decided enough was enough.” ― Steven Wright

87. “I saw a vegetarian wearing a furry coat. so I looked closer. it was made of grass.” ― Steven Wright

88. “I have an existential map. It has ‘You are here’ written all over it.” ― Steven Wright

89. “Sometimes I talk to myself in languages I’m unfamiliar with… just to screw with my subconscious.” ― Steven Wright

90. “I bought a cheap piece of land… It was on someone else’s property.” ― Steven Wright

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Steven Wright is a legend in the comedy community, and it’s quite clear from these quotes that he has an in-born talent for writing incredible jokes that never lose their timeless appeal.

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