The workers love Khrushchev very much. He hasn’t got an enemy in the entire country. Quite a few under it.
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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Kids are wonderful, but I like mine barbecued.
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I don’t do a lot of political jokes. Too many are getting elected.
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America is a country where the Olympics and the divorce lawyers both have the same slogan – Go for the Gold.
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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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Failure is the only thing I’ve ever been a success at.
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You know what a fan letter is – it’s just an inky raspberry.
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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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Jimmy Stewart could have been a good golfer, but he speaks so slowly that by the time he yells ‘Fore!’ the guy he’s hit is already in an ambulance on the way to the hospital.
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The Governor has no presidential aspirations. In fact he just made a tour of 43 states just to tell them he’s not running for anything.
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Television. That’s where movies go when they die.
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A James Cagney love scene is one where he lets the other guy live.
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We have 51 golf courses in Palm Springs. He [President Ford] never decides which course he will play until after the first tee shot.
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On one hole, I hit an alligator so hard, he’s now my golf bag.
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I don’t bother to look for parking space anymore. As soon as I get near Hollywood Boulevard … I sell.
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He hits the ball 130 yards and his jewelry goes 150.
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Timing is the essence of life, and definitely of comedy.
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I have performed for 12 presidents and entertained only six.
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Bigamy is the only crime where two rites make a wrong.
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A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother.
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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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When she started to play, Steinway came down personally and rubbed his name off the piano.
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As the colonel and I sat swapping stories in the plane, a jet aircraft buzzed past our window.
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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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The 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.
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Sure, we did need the oil in America. How else could Dolly Parton get into some of her dresses?
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Sure Vietnam is a dirty war. I’ve never heard of a clean one.
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