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?
BOB HOPEI once showed Pat Bradley my swing and said, ‘What do I do next?’ Pat replied, ‘Wait till the pain dies down.’
More Bob Hope Quotes
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She said she was approaching forty, and I couldn’t help wondering from what direction.
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In England when you make a movie even the weather is against you.
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People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy.
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All British castles and old country homes are supposed to be haunted. It’s in the lease.
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Eighty is when you order a steak and the headwaiter puts it through the blender. Or when you wake up as many times during the night as Burt Reynolds, but not for the same reason.
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Kids are wonderful, but I like mine barbecued.
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Television is the box they buried entertainment in.
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By the 9th hole they were engaged and when they finished on 18 they had a foursome.
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I come around to your house personally and wet your finger while you’re turning the pages.
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I’ve never wanted an Oscar, although they are reassuring to an actor who doesn’t know how really great he is.
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I only speak a little pigeon French. Just enough to get by with the little French pigeons.
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I have performed for 12 presidents and entertained only six.
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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.
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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’ve got to watch myself these days. It’s too exciting watching anyone else.
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