I have performed for 12 presidents and entertained only six.
BOB HOPEThere’s a very apt saying in show business: “If you don’t go over budget in Paris, you’re either very rich or very sick. “
More Bob Hope Quotes
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One of our stock lines used to be “There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for Bing, and there’s nothing he wouldn’t do for me.” And that’s the way we go through life – doing nothing for each other!
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I don’t know if the presidential candidates are running for the White House or Animal House.
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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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The good news is that Jesus is coming back. The bad news is that he’s really pissed off.
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One of the greatest gifts to mankind is laughter, and one of the greatest gifts to laughter is Lucille Ball. God has her now but thanks to television, we’ll have her forever.
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I can’t give up Golf, I’ve got too many sweaters.
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Television is the box they buried entertainment in.
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Golf is a game that needlessly prolongs the lives of some of our most useless citizens.
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I saw more courage, more good humor in the face of discomfort, more love in an era of hate and more devotion to duty than could exist under tyranny.
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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.
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I once showed Pat Bradley my swing and said, ‘What do I do next?’ Pat replied, ‘Wait till the pain dies down.’
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There’s a very apt saying in show business: “If you don’t go over budget in Paris, you’re either very rich or very sick. “
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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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Pebble Beach is Alcatraz with grass.
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If you think golf is relaxing, you’re not playing it right.
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