When we recall the past, we usually find that it is the simplest things – not the great occasions – that in retrospect give off the greatest glow of happiness.
BOB HOPEWhen we recall the past, we usually find that it is the simplest things – not the great occasions – that in retrospect give off the greatest glow of happiness.
BOB HOPEHaving so many gold courses so close together was ideal for me. With my slice I could enjoy three or four golf courses at the same time.
BOB HOPEI have performed for 12 presidents and entertained only six.
BOB HOPEFailure is the only thing I’ve ever been a success at.
BOB HOPEI tell jokes to pay my green fees.
BOB HOPEHe hits the ball 130 yards and his jewelry goes 150.
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 HOPEI’ve always felt England was a great place for a comic to work. It’s an island and the audience can’t run very far.
BOB HOPEPerfume acts as an anesthetic. By the time she floats a little your way, you’ll promise her anything.
BOB HOPECypress 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.
BOB HOPEPresident Eisenhower has given up golf for painting. It takes fewer strokes.
BOB HOPEThe high point of the act is when he (Uri Durov) puts his head inside the bear’s huge jaws. I wouldn’t even try that with my agent.
BOB HOPETelevision is the box they buried entertainment in.
BOB HOPEPersonally, I never drink on Oscar nights, as it interferes with my suffering.
BOB HOPEI’ll shoot my age if I have to live to be 105.
BOB HOPEIt was a typically British birth… I was three at the time. They had a strike in the maternity ward… I came out in sympathy.
BOB HOPE