I’ve been playing the game so long that my handicap is in Roman numerals.
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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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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America is a country where the Olympics and the divorce lawyers both have the same slogan – Go for the Gold.
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Everybody knows what California smog is – that’s fog with the vitamins removed.
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Personally, I never drink on Oscar nights, as it interferes with my suffering.
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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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The best thing about growing older is that it takes such a long time.
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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 like to come to Washington, D.C., at least once a year. Why should my tax money travel more than I do?
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I can’t give up Golf, I’ve got too many sweaters.
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One of our stock lines used to be “There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for Bing, and there’s nothing he wouldn’t do for me.” And that’s the way we go through life – doing nothing for each other!
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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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The big difference in those days was that in England the Government subsidized TV, in America we work on TV so we can subsidize the Government.
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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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You know what a fan letter is – it’s just an inky raspberry.
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I do benefits for all religions – I’d hate to blow the hereafter on a technicality.
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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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The trees in Siberia are miles apart, that is why the dogs are so fast.
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Milton Hope led the singing of Happy Birthday … He would say, ‘Keep it sweet and short and don’t try to be funny.’
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A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heart burn?
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The help (in Japan) is very polite. They bow so much, you don’t know which end to talk to.
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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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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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US President Gerald Ford’s golf was so bad we thought he was a ‘Hitman for the PGA!
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The home videos aren’t as good, but they are seeming to get better.
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I feel very humble, but I think I have the strength of character to fight it.
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I see the Beatles have arrived from England. They were 40 pounds overweight – and that was just their hair.
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