I only speak a little pigeon French. Just enough to get by with the little French pigeons.
BOB HOPEShe said she was approaching forty, and I couldn’t help wondering from what direction.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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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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Dying is to be avoided because it can ruin your whole career.
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On one hole, I hit an alligator so hard, he’s now my golf bag.
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Laughter is therapy-an instant vacation.
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The trees in Siberia are miles apart, that is why the dogs are so fast.
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Sure Vietnam is a dirty war. I’ve never heard of a clean one.
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There’s a very apt saying in show business: “If you don’t go over budget in Paris, you’re either very rich or very sick. “
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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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Personally, I never drink on Oscar nights, as it interferes with my suffering.
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He hits the ball 130 yards and his jewelry goes 150.
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When we recall the past, we usually find that it is the simplest things – not the great occasions – that in retrospect give off the greatest glow of happiness.
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Rock and roll is catching on all over . . . France . . . England . . . They even have it in Japan, only over there they call it judo.
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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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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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If you watch a game, it’s fun. If you play it, it’s recreation. If you work at it, it’s golf.
BOB HOPE







