Most of the people who came for dancing lessons had Rumba ambitions and minuet bodies
BOB HOPEMost of the people who came for dancing lessons had Rumba ambitions and minuet bodies
BOB HOPENow that the war is winding down, I want to say I do appreciate you fellows hanging around here – just for me.
BOB HOPEWhen they asked Jack Benny to do something for the Actor’s Orphanage – he shot both his parents and moved in.
BOB HOPEBing Crosby and I weren’t the types to go around kissing each other. We always had a light jab for each other.
BOB HOPEGolf is a game that needlessly prolongs the lives of some of our most useless citizens.
BOB HOPEWe didn’t know that in America after the war, you wouldn’t be able to get into a sushi joint without a reservation. And we thought they lost.
BOB HOPEThe help (in Japan) is very polite. They bow so much, you don’t know which end to talk to.
BOB HOPEThe Governor has no presidential aspirations. In fact he just made a tour of 43 states just to tell them he’s not running for anything.
BOB HOPEA photographer kept shooting me every time I swung. I was very flattered until I found out he was from Field and Stream.
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. “
BOB HOPEAt the Academy Award Dinners all the actors and actresses in Hollywood gather around to see what someone else thinks about their acting besides their press agents.
BOB HOPEEverybody is afraid they won’t have any money after they die, but Jack Benny discovered a way to take it with him. He had his appendix taken out and a piggy bank put in.
BOB HOPEI’ve always been in the right place and time. Of course, I steered myself there.
BOB HOPEWhen 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.
BOB HOPEThe old water heater in my dressing room was working, but it was kind of tired. It gave off about as much warmth as an agent’s handshake.
BOB HOPEPerfume acts as an anesthetic. By the time she floats a little your way, you’ll promise her anything.
BOB HOPE