Bob Hope famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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I always like to go to Washington D.C. It gives me a chance to visit my money.
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A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it.
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If you haven't got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.
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The trees in Siberia are miles apart, that is why the dogs are so fast.
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My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?
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I do benefits for all religions - I'd hate to blow the hereafter on a technicality.
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You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.
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When she started to play, Steinway came down personally and rubbed his name off the piano.
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I have a wonderful make-up crew. They're the same people restoring the Statue of Liberty.
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Where else but in America could the women's liberation movement take off their bras, then go on TV to complain about their lack of support?
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Chiropractic is a wonderful means of natural healing!
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She said she was approaching forty, and I couldn't help wondering from what direction.
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I've always been in the right place and time. Of course, I steered myself there.
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Golf is my profession Show business is just to pay the green fees.
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A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heart burn?
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Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle.
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I love to go to Washington - if only to be near my money.
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I don't feel old. I don't feel anything till noon. That's when it's time for my nap.
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I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful.
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I grew up with six brothers. That's how I learned to dance - waiting for the bathroom.
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A James Cagney love scene is one where he lets the other guy live.
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If they liked you, they didn't applaud -- they let you live.
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We have 51 golf courses in Palm Springs. He [President Ford] never decides which course he will play until after the first tee shot.
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You never get tired unless you stop and take time for it.
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The good news is that Jesus is coming back. The bad news is that he's really pissed off.
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I went to play golf and tried to shoot my age, but I shot my weight instead.
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You've got to be rich to have a swing like that.
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I get upset over a bad shot just like anyone else. But it's silly to let the game get to you. When I miss a shot I just think what a beautiful day it is. And what pure fresh air I'm breathing. Then I take a deep breath. I have to do that. That's what gives me the strength to break the club.
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Isn't it fun to go out on the course and lie in the sun?
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I'll tell 'ya how to stay young: Hang around with older people.
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Bigamy is the only crime where two rites make a wrong.
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My secret for staying young is good food, plenty of rest, and a makeup man with a spray gun.
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A photographer kept shooting me every time I swung. I was very flattered until I found out he was from Field and Stream.
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Golf is a funny game. It's done much for health, and at the same time has ruined people by robbing them of their peace of mind. Look at me, I'm the healthiest idiot in the world.
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If you think golf is relaxing, you're not playing it right.
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Middle age is when you still believe you'll feel better in the morning.
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I never kick my ball in the rough or improve my lie in a sand trap. For that I have a caddie.
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Golf is my real profession. Entertainment is just a sideline. I tell jokes to pay my greens fees.
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If I'm on the course and lightning starts, I get inside fast. If God wants to play through, let him.
-- Bob Hope
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