And on nearby islands, the Japanese army was eating raw fish. We felt sorry for them.
BOB HOPEWe flew over to England by the same route Churchill took. It was easy. All we had to do was follow the cigar ashes.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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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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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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England occupies a warm spot in my affections. It was the scene of my greatest performance. I was born there.
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She spoke perfect English, which led to considerable trouble. She couldn’t understand us at all.
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It was a typically British birth… I was three at the time. They had a strike in the maternity ward… I came out in sympathy.
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I saw more courage, more good humor in the face of discomfort, more love in an era of hate and more devotion to duty than could exist under tyranny.
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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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All British castles and old country homes are supposed to be haunted. It’s in the lease.
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The Concorde is great. It gives you three extra hours to find your luggage.
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When she started to play, Steinway came down personally and rubbed his name off the piano.
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I was called Rembrandt Hope in my boxing days, because I spent so much time on the canvas.
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My next door neighbor just had a pacemaker installed. They’re still working the bugs out, though. Every time he makes love, my garage door opens.
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Lots of travel, away from home.
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The high point of the act is when he (Uri Durov) puts his head inside the bear’s huge jaws. I wouldn’t even try that with my agent.
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I’ll shoot my age if I have to live to be 105.
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