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.
BOB HOPERock and roll is catching on all over . . . France . . . England . . . They even have it in Japan, only over there they call it judo.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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I feel very humble, but I think I have the strength of character to fight it.
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You could buy my book in a paperback edition for a dollar, and in hard covers for $3.50. And for fifty cents extra.
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We flew over to England by the same route Churchill took. It was easy. All we had to do was follow the cigar ashes.
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Happiness is watching the TV at your girlfriend’s house during a power failure.
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Everybody is afraid they won’t have any money after they die, but Jack Benny discovered a way to take it with him. He had his appendix taken out and a piggy bank put in.
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She said she was approaching forty, and I couldn’t help wondering from what direction.
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I’ve always felt England was a great place for a comic to work. It’s an island and the audience can’t run very far.
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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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England occupies a warm spot in my affections. It was the scene of my greatest performance. I was born there.
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President Eisenhower has given up golf for painting. It takes fewer strokes.
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By the 9th hole they were engaged and when they finished on 18 they had a foursome.
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I’ve never wanted an Oscar, although they are reassuring to an actor who doesn’t know how really great he is.
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It was a great honour to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. I didn’t know they had a caddie division.
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Golf is a game that needlessly prolongs the lives of some of our most useless citizens.
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When I miss a shot I just think what a beautiful day it is. And what pure fresh air I’m breathing. Then I take a deep breath. I have to do that. That’s what gives me the strength to break the club.
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