I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory.
STEVEN WRIGHTTo steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.
More Steven Wright Quotes
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There’s a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.
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The other night I was lying in bed, looking up at the stars, and I wondered, ‘Where the hell is my roof?
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Last night I played a blank tape at full blast. The mime next door went nuts.
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If you take an Oriental person and spin him around several times, does he become disoriented?
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I wish the first word I ever said was the word “quote”, so right before I die I could say “unquote”.
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No one is listening until you make a mistake.
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If at first you don’t succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.
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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.
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For my birthday I got a humidifier and a de-humidifier. I put them in the same room and let them fight it out.
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If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?
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Consciousness: That annoying time between naps.
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All those who believe in psychokinesis – raise my hand.
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How come Superman could stop bullets with his chest, but always ducked when someone threw a gun at him?
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I think it’s wrong that only one company makes the game Monopoly.
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Support bacteria – they’re the only culture some people have.
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I had some eyeglasses. I was walking down the street when suddenly the prescription ran out.
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A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
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I installed a skylight in my apartment, the people who live above me are furious!
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I’m a psychic amnesiac. I know in advance what I’ll forget.
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I was sad because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. So I said, “Got any shoes you’re not using?
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The older you get, the more you learn to see what you’ve been taught to see. When you’re a kid, you see what’s there.
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Why, in a country of free speech, are there phone bills?
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If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys and apes?
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How come abbreviated is such a long word?
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I got a new dog. He’s a paranoid retriever. He brings back everything because he’s not sure what I threw him.
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I put instant coffee in a microwave oven and almost went back in time.
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