We didn’t know that in America after the war, you wouldn’t be able to get into a sushi joint without a reservation. And we thought they lost.
BOB HOPEOut 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.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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It’s not hard to find Gerry Ford on a golf course – you just follow the wounded.
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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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I do benefits for all religions – I’d hate to blow the hereafter on a technicality.
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If he slices the budget like he slices a golf ball, the nation has nothing to worry about.
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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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I don’t know what people have against Jimmy Carter. He’s done nothing.
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Celebrities have a way of touching our lives. Perhaps we are influenced by their screen image, or perhaps by their acquired status.
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People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy.
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Bing Crosby and I play a lot of golf together and I have a small course at my place where we often play for side stakes.
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When she started to play, Steinway came down personally and rubbed his name off the piano.
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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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Bigamy is the only crime where two rites make a wrong.
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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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I’ve been playing the game so long that my handicap is in Roman numerals.
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I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful.
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Baseball is a soap opera that plays out day after day, one that a lot of elderly women watch until the characters and the plot becomes a part of their life.
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I don’t do a lot of political jokes. Too many are getting elected.
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We had a very successful trip to Russia. We made it back.
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The workers love Khrushchev very much. He hasn’t got an enemy in the entire country. Quite a few under it.
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Perfume acts as an anesthetic. By the time she floats a little your way, you’ll promise her anything.
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Golf is a funny game. It’s done much for health, and at the same time has ruined people by robbing them of their peace of mind. Look at me, I’m the healthiest idiot in the world.
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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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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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I love flying. I’ve been to almost as many places as my luggage.
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Congratulations to whoever is finally booking music we love. It’s going to get us out of the house after dark!
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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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