English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Steven Wright Quotes

Steven Wright quote: "When I was a little kid we had a sand box. It was a quicksand..."

When I was a little kid we had a sand box. It was a quicksand box. I was an only child... eventually.

Steven Wright

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Diane Sawyer quote: "People assume you can't be shy and be on television. They're..."
People assume you can't be shy and be on television. They're wrong. Diane Sawyer
Just as your car runs more smoothly and requires less energy to go faster and farther when the wheels are in perfect alignment, you perform better when your thoughts, feelings, emotions, goals, and values are in balance. Brian Tracy
Arnold Schwarzenegger quote: "Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer."
Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer. Arnold Schwarzenegger
Maynard James Keenan quote: "I can't be a legend yet. I'm not dead."
I can't be a legend yet. I'm not dead. Maynard James Keenan
Neil Gaiman quote: "All writers have this vague hope that the elves will come in..."
All writers have this vague hope that the elves will come in the night and finish any stories. Neil Gaiman
Faith comes and goes. It rises and falls like the tides of an invisible ocean. If it is presumptuous to think that faith will stay with you forever, it is just as presumptuous to think that unbelief will. Flannery O'Connor
Sylvia Plath quote: "I decided to expect nothing from Buddy Willard. If you expect..."
I decided to expect nothing from Buddy Willard. If you expect nothing from somebody you are never disappointed. Sylvia Plath
Solon quote: "No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear"
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear Solon
Neil Gaiman quote: "Books smell and feel better. They have that wonderful..."
Books smell and feel better. They have that wonderful thingness of turning the pages. Neil Gaiman
Albert Camus quote: "In order to be created, a work of art must first make use of..."
In order to be created, a work of art must first make use of the dark forces of the soul Albert Camus
I think we all have blocks between us and the best version of ourselves, whether it's shyness, insecurity, anxiety, whether it's a physical block, and the story of a person overcoming that block to their best self. It's truly inspiring because I think all of us are engaged in that every day. Tom Hooper
There seemed a deep sense of life and joy about all; and although no airs blew from out the Heavens, yet everything had motion through the gentle sweepings to and fro of innumberable butterflies, that might have been mistaken for tullips with wings. Edgar Allan Poe
What happens in the media is the cult of personality. The brands who have been forced to cut their staff have been forced to take on the brands of journalists. Fareed Zakaria
Robert Smith quote: "There's no hope of me becoming completely relaxed on stage. If..."
There's no hope of me becoming completely relaxed on stage. If I did, I'd sit down and doze off. Robert Smith
Madeleine Albright has said that there is 'a special place in hell for women who don't help each other.' What are the implications of this statement? Would it be an argument in favor of the candidacy of Mrs. Clinton? Would this mean that Elizabeth Edwards and Michelle Obama don't deserve the help of fellow females? If the Republicans nominated a woman would Ms. Albright instantly switch parties out of sheer sisterhood? Of course not. (And this wearisome tripe from someone who was once our... Christopher Hitchens