England occupies a warm spot in my affections. It was the scene of my greatest performance. I was born there.
BOB HOPEI 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.”
More Bob Hope Quotes
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I ruined my hands in the ring. The referee kept stepping on them.
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I don’t know what people have against Jimmy Carter. He’s done nothing.
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I do try to work out a little. I go swimming twice a day. It beats buying golf balls.
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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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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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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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Titleist has offered me a big contract not to play its balls.
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Timing is the essence of life, and definitely of comedy.
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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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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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The help (in Japan) is very polite. They bow so much, you don’t know which end to talk to.
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I’ve got to watch myself these days. It’s too exciting watching anyone else.
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I went to play golf and tried to shoot my age, but I shot my weight instead.
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I get upset over a bad shot just like anyone else. But it’s silly to let the game get to you.
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He hits the ball 130 yards and his jewelry goes 150.
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