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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Lots of travel, away from home.
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I’ve been playing the game so long that my handicap is in Roman numerals.
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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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Audiences are my best friends. You never tire of talking with your best friends.
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Pebble Beach is Alcatraz with grass.
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I only speak a little pigeon French. Just enough to get by with the little French pigeons.
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At 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.
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I was called Rembrandt Hope in my boxing days, because I spent so much time on the canvas.
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I have performed for 12 presidents and entertained only six.
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We’re on our way to the Persian Gulf. Wait! It’s a mistake! I thought they said Persian Golf.
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Happiness is watching the TV at your girlfriend’s house during a power failure.
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I don’t do a lot of political jokes. Too many are getting elected.
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It’s so cold here in Washington, D.C., that politicians have their hands in their own pockets.
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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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Eighty is when you order a steak and the headwaiter puts it through the blender. Or when you wake up as many times during the night as Burt Reynolds, but not for the same reason.
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