Bob Hope on helping
Bob Hope113 quotes“She said she was approaching forty, and I couldn’t help wondering from what direction.”
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I tell jokes to pay my green fees.
Bob HopeBob Hope I love flying. I’ve been to almost as many places as my luggage.
Bob HopeBob Hope There was nothing subtle about our landing. The pilot just pointed the nose at the ground and let her rip.
Bob HopeBob Hope We flew over to England by the same route Churchill took. It was easy. All we had to do was follow the cigar ashes.
Bob HopeBob Hope You know you’ve reached middle age when your weightlifting consists merely of standing up.
Bob HopeBob Hope I was lucky, you know, I always had a beautiful girl and the money was good. Although I would have done the whole thing over for, oh, perhaps half.
Bob HopeBob Hope 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.
Bob HopeBob Hope When she started to play, Steinway came down personally and rubbed his name off the piano.
Bob HopeBob Hope Contrary to what certain comedians have led you to believe, the national French pastime is picnicking.
Bob HopeBob Hope You can calculate Zsa Zsa Gabor’s age by the rings on her fingers.
Bob HopeBob Hope It was a typically British birth… I was three at the time. They had a strike in the maternity ward… I came out in sympathy.
Bob HopeBob Hope We’re on our way to the Persian Gulf. Wait! It’s a mistake! I thought they said Persian Golf.
Bob HopeBob Hope If you think golf is relaxing, you’re not playing it right.
Bob HopeBob Hope In England when you make a movie even the weather is against you.
Bob HopeBob Hope To give you an idea of how fast we travelled – we left with two rabbits and when we arrived we still had only two.
Bob HopeBob Hope I like to play in the low 70’s. If it gets any hotter than that I’ll stay in the bar!
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And that is how time heals, not by erasing but by blurring all the memories.
VesmirVesmir Let me follow my dream. Let me follow my queen.
Moses AlexanderMoses Alexander Be kind to yourself, the way you would be to someone you love.
Courtney PeppernellCourtney Peppernell We need to surrender ourselves to the water before we can climb the spiral ladder.
Nikol MejdnNikol Mejdn You gave me the courage to rise but my darling robin why did you fly leaving me behind these four walls all alone?
Ophelia ScarlettOphelia Scarlett Giving up your dreams is easy, but ask yourself is it really easy to live without dreams?
Sania AbbasSania Abbas It’s funny how we say a person ‘made’ us when they actually broke us. Sort of like how I say ‘funny’ – but I actually mean sad.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki You can’t keep living backwards – Reminiscing on what was, And terrified to pursue What could be.
J.S BrownJ.S Brown
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If you’re going to help somebody, sneak in, sneak out, do what you can. I just sneak along and do my thing and meet wonderful people, some people I’ve never met, new friends.
Bobby OrrBobby Orr To be developed as a leader, failure must be allowed. Failure only helps us improve.
Bill HybelsBill Hybels A lot of people come up to me all the time and say thank you for helping me be who I am. So my thing wasn’t just about sexuality. It was about anyone who felt different; anyone who felt out of place. Being gay was one part of it.
Boy GeorgeBoy George Don’t stop now. Go ahead! Be readers all of your lives. And don’t forget, librarians and teachers can help you find the right books to read.
Beverly ClearyBeverly Cleary Jesus, Jesus help me. I’m alone in this world.
BonoBono I hope that Beyond the Robe helps you to feel closer to the monks and nuns and to better understand their immense potential to provide leadership in their world and further insight into ours.
Bobby SagerBobby Sager If you don’t let technology help you, if you resist good ideas, you condemn yourself to dinosaurhood.
Yann MartelYann Martel You never have to be scared of the trials but of standing alone in the trials without shelter (Allah’s help).
Yasmin MogahedYasmin Mogahed
