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Steven Wright is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and film producer. He is known for his distinctly lethargic voice and slow, deadpan delivery of ironic, philosophical and sometimes nonsensical jokes, paraprosdokians, non sequiturs, anti-humor, and one-liners with contrived situations.

Wright was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1955. He began his stand-up career in the early 1980s, and quickly became one of the most popular comedians in the country. He has appeared in numerous television shows and films, including "Desperately Seeking Susan," "Coffee and Cigarettes," and "The Royal Tenenbaums."

Wright has won numerous awards for his work, including an Academy Award for Best Short Film, Live Action, for his film "The Appointments of Dennis Jennings." He was also ranked as the 15th Greatest Comedian by Rolling Stone in its 2017 list of the 50 Greatest Stand-up Comics.

Wright continues to tour and perform stand-up comedy. He is known for his unique and original style, and his fans continue to appreciate his unique brand of humor.

I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.

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Everyone has a photographic Memory, some just don't have film.

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I put tape on the mirrors in my house so I don't accidentally walk through into another dimension.

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Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.

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

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I'm writing an unauthorized autobiography.

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

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

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I named my dog Stay, so I can say, 'Come here, Stay! Come here, Stay!

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If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.

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You know how it is when you're reading a book and falling asleep, you're reading, reading... and all of a sudden you notice your eyes are closed? I'm like that all the time.

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A friend of mine once sent me a post card with a picture of the entire planet Earth taken from space. On the back it said, 'Wish you were here.

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When I was in school the teachers told me practice makes perfect; then they told me nobody’s perfect so I stopped practicing.

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I have an inferiority complex, but it’s not a very good one.

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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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