Timing is the essence of life, and definitely of comedy.
BOB HOPEBing Crosby and I weren’t the types to go around kissing each other. We always had a light jab for each other.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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Television. That’s where movies go when they die.
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Everybody knows what California smog is – that’s fog with the vitamins removed.
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And on nearby islands, the Japanese army was eating raw fish. We felt sorry for them.
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The best thing about growing older is that it takes such a long time.
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I once showed Pat Bradley my swing and said, ‘What do I do next?’ Pat replied, ‘Wait till the pain dies down.’
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YOU CAN ONLY DO ONE THING AT A TIME SO CONCENTRATE ON IT.
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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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A very, very religious man. Every time I eat a peanut, I feel immortal.
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I was there. I saw your sons and your husbands, your brothers and your sweethearts. I saw how they worked, played, fought, and lived. I saw some of them die.
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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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Be happy you guys. Be proud! You know what you are: you’re God’s frozen people.
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Sure Vietnam is a dirty war. I’ve never heard of a clean one.
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If you think golf is relaxing, you’re not playing it right.
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She said she was approaching forty, and I couldn’t help wondering from what direction.
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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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