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Steven Wright Quotes

I thought I would be a guy on the radio.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality: american
Birth: December 6, 1955

Topics

Thought Radio Guy Would

I'm in so many Charles Bronson films because no other actress will work with him.

Work Will Him Because Actress Many

When you snatch little pieces of other people's lives and try to palm them off as your own, that's more disgusting than anything. Robin Williams is a huge thief. Denis Leary is a huge thief. His whole stand-up career is based on Bill Hicks, a brilliant guy who died years ago.

People You Career Try Brilliant Own

I'd actually love to play Sonny in 'Dog Day Afternoon' now that it's being adapted for Broadway. People don't talk about that movie that much, but it's really a beautiful gay love story.

Dog Love Beautiful Day People Story

It's important to build trust if you're trying to deal with big things. Big issues require everybody to get outside their comfort zone, and people are more willing to do so if they believe that their partner is sincere in their efforts. And the only way you can do that is to engage them on a personal level.

Trust People Comfort Zone Believe

The attack of John Brown upon Harper's Ferry came upon Virginia like a clap of thunder out of a clear sky.

John Sergeant Wise

Sky Out Thunder Brown Clear Attack

This year I guess I decided in the bigger matches to take it more to my opponent instead of waiting a bit more for the mistakes. Yeah, this is I guess how you want to win Wimbledon, is by going after your shots, believing you can do it, and that's what I was able to do today.

Today Mistakes Waiting You Can Do It

I always say that my favorite game was Original Adventure, published by both Microsoft and Apple Computer back in 1980.

Roberta Williams

Adventure Game Back Apple Say

Family always gonna be there. The material things, they come and go.

Family Come And Go Go Material Things

If I had a dollar for every guy that came up to me to say, 'I'm not a scrub,' oh my God, I'd have a billion dollars.

God Me Say Dollar Up Guy

For some reason, I have better luck when I work with women. I guess I have a good sense of sisterhood.

Work Good Women Luck Better Reason

Individual writers have different postures, different stances, even different physical attitudes as they stand or sit over their blank paper, and in a sense, without doing it, they are crossing themselves; I mean, it's like the habit of Catholics going into water: you cross yourself before you go in.

Water Habit Yourself Stand Doing Go

My question about luging is, How do you get into the luge community to begin with? Is it one day like, 'Mom, Dad, I really want to luge.' And your parents are like: 'O.K., I'll quit my job. We'll move to an Alpine community.'

Douglas Coupland

Community Day Job Parents Mom You

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