Bob Hope on grandchildren
Bob Hope113 quotes“YOU CAN ONLY DO ONE THING AT A TIME SO CONCENTRATE ON IT.”
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I was called Rembrandt Hope in my boxing days, because I spent so much time on the canvas.
Bob HopeBob Hope The help (in Japan) is very polite. They bow so much, you don’t know which end to talk to.
Bob HopeBob Hope Out here in the Pacific, they have typhoons and hurricanes that blow over 200 miles an hour. We have tornadoes and hurricanes back home, but I don’t worry about them. The mortgage on my house is so heavy that nothing could budge it.
Bob HopeBob Hope She got to enjoy the personal side of the players. They were her kids. The Braves were her family.
Bob HopeBob Hope Free speech isn’t dead in Germany and Italy, merely the speakers.
Bob HopeBob Hope I don’t do a lot of political jokes. Too many are getting elected.
Bob HopeBob Hope My next door neighbor just had a pacemaker installed. They’re still working the bugs out, though. Every time he makes love, my garage door opens.
Bob HopeBob Hope I do benefits for all religions – I’d hate to blow the hereafter on a technicality.
Bob HopeBob Hope The good news is that Jesus is coming back. The bad news is that he’s really pissed off.
Bob HopeBob Hope Bing Crosby and I weren’t the types to go around kissing each other. We always had a light jab for each other.
Bob HopeBob Hope Pebble Beach is Alcatraz with grass.
Bob HopeBob Hope I’ve been playing the game so long that my handicap is in Roman numerals.
Bob HopeBob Hope Whenever I play with him , I usually try to make it a foursome – the President, myself, a paramedic and a faith healer.
Bob HopeBob Hope I asked the colonel what type of aircraft it was, and he said, “Don’t worry about it, Bob. . . if you can see it, it’s obsolete.”
Bob HopeBob Hope I don’t know if the presidential candidates are running for the White House or Animal House.
Bob HopeBob Hope I get upset over a bad shot just like anyone else. But it’s silly to let the game get to you.
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I love music of all kinds, but there’s no greater music than the sound of my grandchildren laughing; my kids, too.
Sylvia EarleSylvia Earle Grandchildren now don’t write a thank you for the Christmas presents.
Alan Kooi SimpsonAlan Kooi Simpson To be frivolous time-wasters, delighted in putting her favorite volumes into her grandchildren’s hands.
Alan BradleyAlan Bradley My life contains so many other things; I have my children, my grandchildren, my two dogs and a big place in the country. I have my own life.
Agnetha FaltskogAgnetha Faltskog The danger lies in forgetting what we had. The flow between generations becomes a trickle, grandchildren tape-recording grandparents’ memories on special occasions perhaps-no casual storytelling jogged by daily life.
Adrienne RichAdrienne Rich Our faces will become works of art that our grandchildren will treasure.
Adriana TrigianiAdriana Trigiani By bringing current events into the classroom, everyday discussion, and social media.
Adora SvitakAdora Svitak Maybe we don’t need to wait for our grandchildren’s questions to remind us we should have paid more attention to current events.
Adora SvitakAdora Svitak
