I ruined my hands in the ring. The referee kept stepping on them.
BOB HOPEYou know what a fan letter is – it’s just an inky raspberry.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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I like to play in the low 70’s. If it gets any hotter than that I’ll stay in the bar!
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Congratulations to whoever is finally booking music we love. It’s going to get us out of the house after dark!
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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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Everybody knows what California smog is – that’s fog with the vitamins removed.
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The Concorde is great. It gives you three extra hours to find your luggage.
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One of the greatest gifts to mankind is laughter, and one of the greatest gifts to laughter is Lucille Ball. God has her now but thanks to television, we’ll have her forever.
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Golf is a game that needlessly prolongs the lives of some of our most useless citizens.
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I’ve got to watch myself these days. It’s too exciting watching anyone else.
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The home videos aren’t as good, but they are seeming to get better.
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Audiences are my best friends. You never tire of talking with your best friends.
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There’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. “
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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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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.
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Bing Crosby and I weren’t the types to go around kissing each other. We always had a light jab for each other.
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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.
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