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.
BOB HOPEIt was a typically British birth… I was three at the time. They had a strike in the maternity ward… I came out in sympathy.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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I have performed for 12 presidents and entertained only six.
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That’s life. The older you get, the tougher it is to score.
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I get upset over a bad shot just like anyone else. But it’s silly to let the game get to you.
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Jimmy Stewart could have been a good golfer, but he speaks so slowly that by the time he yells ‘Fore!’ the guy he’s hit is already in an ambulance on the way to the hospital.
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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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The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight, because by then your body and your fat are really good friends.
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I went to play golf and tried to shoot my age, but I shot my weight instead.
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The home videos aren’t as good, but they are seeming to get better.
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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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I don’t know what people have against Jimmy Carter. He’s done nothing.
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In England when you make a movie even the weather is against you.
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I led such a sheltered life I didn’t go out with girls until I was almost four.
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Laughter is therapy-an instant vacation.
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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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Kids are wonderful, but I like mine barbecued.
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