I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful.
BOB HOPETelevision is the box they buried entertainment in.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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To give you an idea of how fast we travelled – we left with two rabbits and when we arrived we still had only two.
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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.
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I tell jokes to pay my green fees.
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I’d give up golf if I didn’t have so many sweaters.
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Sure Vietnam is a dirty war. I’ve never heard of a clean one.
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If my golf game was a prize fight, they’d stop it.
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I feel very humble, but I think I have the strength of character to fight it.
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It’s not hard to find Gerry Ford on a golf course – you just follow the wounded.
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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.”
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I love flying. I’ve been to almost as many places as my luggage.
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Cypress Point is such a beautiful place, but it’s also very exclusive. They had a very successful membership drive last month. They drove out forty members.
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The only troulbe is that when I win, I always have to engage and attorney before I can draw the money.
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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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She spoke perfect English, which led to considerable trouble. She couldn’t understand us at all.
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I’ve never wanted an Oscar, although they are reassuring to an actor who doesn’t know how really great he is.
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