No one is listening until you make a mistake.
STEVEN WRIGHT
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Steven WrightSteven Wright When I was in school the teachers told me practice makes perfect; then they told me nobody’s perfect so I stopped practicing.
Steven WrightSteven Wright If a cow laughed, would milk come out her nose?
Steven WrightSteven Wright It was the first time I was ever in love, and I learned a lot. Before that I’d never even thought about killing myself.
Steven WrightSteven Wright Last night I played a blank tape at full blast. The mime next door went nuts.
Steven WrightSteven Wright Plan to be spontaneous tomorrow.
Steven WrightSteven Wright I had some eyeglasses. I was walking down the street when suddenly the prescription ran out.
Steven WrightSteven Wright You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.
Steven WrightSteven Wright When I was a little kid we had a sand box. It was a quicksand box. I was an only child… eventually.
Steven WrightSteven Wright A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
Steven WrightSteven Wright I got a new dog. He’s a paranoid retriever. He brings back everything because he’s not sure what I threw him.
Steven WrightSteven Wright Some friends of mine got me a sweater for my birthday. I’d have preferred a moaner or a screamer, but the sweater was OK.
Steven WrightSteven Wright If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know?
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I listen to different artists. I open my mind to different artists.
Lil DurkLil Durk An appreciative listener is always stimulating.
Agatha ChristieAgatha Christie I grew up listening to a lot of Ray Charles and ’60s rock, thanks to my father, and then my brothers got me in to KISS and whatnot, so I guess that’s where I got my first taste for music.
AviciiAvicii Women are attracted to silent men. They believe they are listening.
Thomas HardyThomas Hardy When it comes to electronic music, I started listening to a lot of Daft Punk, way before I knew what house music was, and then progressed into a lot of Steve Angello, Eric Prydz, Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, and Laidback Luke.
AviciiAvicii There’s a message in the way he treats you. Just listen.
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton That man’s silence is wonderful to listen to.
Thomas HardyThomas Hardy As one sits here in summertime and listens to the cuckoo and all the other bird songs, the crackling and buzzing of insects, as one gazes at the shining colors of flowers, doth one become dumbstruck before the Kingdom of the Creator.
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