Timing is the essence of life, and definitely of comedy.
BOB HOPEI 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.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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The Concorde is great. It gives you three extra hours to find your luggage.
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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.
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He hits the ball 130 yards and his jewelry goes 150.
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Contrary to what certain comedians have led you to believe, the national French pastime is picnicking.
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I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful.
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England occupies a warm spot in my affections. It was the scene of my greatest performance. I was born there.
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Television is the box they buried entertainment in.
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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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YOU CAN ONLY DO ONE THING AT A TIME SO CONCENTRATE ON IT.
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You know you’ve reached middle age when your weightlifting consists merely of standing up.
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I’ve got to watch myself these days. It’s too exciting watching anyone else.
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Titleist has offered me a big contract not to play its balls.
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I was there. I saw your sons and your husbands, your brothers and your sweethearts. I saw how they worked, played, fought, and lived. I saw some of them die.
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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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She got to enjoy the personal side of the players. They were her kids. The Braves were her family.
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If you watch a game, it’s fun. If you play it, it’s recreation. If you work at it, it’s golf.
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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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You can calculate Zsa Zsa Gabor’s age by the rings on her fingers.
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Don’t tempt me, I can resist anything but temptation.
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Be happy you guys. Be proud! You know what you are: you’re God’s frozen people.
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The workers love Khrushchev very much. He hasn’t got an enemy in the entire country. Quite a few under it.
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Golf is my profession Show business is just to pay the green fees.
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I don’t know what people have against Jimmy Carter. He’s done nothing.
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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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I just hope I don’t have to explain all the times I’ve used His name in vain when I get up there.
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People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy.
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