I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful.
BOB HOPEMilton Hope led the singing of Happy Birthday … He would say, ‘Keep it sweet and short and don’t try to be funny.’
More Bob Hope Quotes
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As the colonel and I sat swapping stories in the plane, a jet aircraft buzzed past our window.
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Not that they were that anxious to see Ronnie as President; they were afraid if he didn’t get elected, he’d go back to acting.
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I’ve been married fifty-five years and I’ve been home three weeks.
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You can calculate Zsa Zsa Gabor’s age by the rings on her fingers.
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The best thing about growing older is that it takes such a long time.
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Sure, we did need the oil in America. How else could Dolly Parton get into some of her dresses?
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I love flying. I’ve been to almost as many places as my luggage.
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If he slices the budget like he slices a golf ball, the nation has nothing to worry about.
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The trees in Siberia are miles apart, that is why the dogs are so fast.
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I don’t bother to look for parking space anymore. As soon as I get near Hollywood Boulevard … I sell.
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America is a country where the Olympics and the divorce lawyers both have the same slogan – Go for the Gold.
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Culture is the ability to describe Jane Russell without moving your hands
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There was nothing subtle about our landing. The pilot just pointed the nose at the ground and let her rip.
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She spoke perfect English, which led to considerable trouble. She couldn’t understand us at all.
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I was lucky I wasn’t a better boxer, or that’s what I’d be now – a punchy ex-pug.
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