When they asked Jack Benny to do something for the Actor’s Orphanage – he shot both his parents and moved in.
BOB HOPEFree speech isn’t dead in Germany and Italy, merely the speakers.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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All British castles and old country homes are supposed to be haunted. It’s in the lease.
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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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Failure is the only thing I’ve ever been a success at.
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The stealth bomber is supposed to be a big deal. It flies in undetected, bombs, then flies away. Hell, I’ve been doing that all my life.
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In England when you make a movie even the weather is against you.
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People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy.
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The service at the Imperial (Tokyo) is the finest I’ve encountered anywhere. There was a button next to my bed marked ROOM SERVICE – and a maid to press it for me.
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It’s amazing how many people you see on TV. I did my first television show a month ago, and the next day five million television sets were sold. The people who couldn’t sell theirs threw them away.
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Everybody knows what California smog is – that’s fog with the vitamins removed.
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I come around to your house personally and wet your finger while you’re turning the pages.
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I never kick my ball in the rough or improve my lie in a sand trap. For that I have a caddie.
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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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Happiness is watching the TV at your girlfriend’s house during a power failure.
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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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