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.
BOB HOPEIf you think golf is relaxing, you’re not playing it right.
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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I don’t do a lot of political jokes. Too many are getting elected.
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It’s a wonderful way to live, and not a bad way to go, either. The average Frenchman is still smiling three months after he’s dead.
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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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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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Not that they were that anxious to see Ronnie as President; they were afraid if he didn’t get elected, he’d go back to acting.
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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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Titleist has offered me a big contract not to play its balls.
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When she started to play, Steinway came down personally and rubbed his name off the piano.
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A James Cagney love scene is one where he lets the other guy live.
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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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Contrary to what certain comedians have led you to believe, the national French pastime is picnicking.
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Golf is my profession Show business is just to pay the green fees.
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Out 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.
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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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