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.
BOB HOPEThere was nothing subtle about our landing. The pilot just pointed the nose at the ground and let her rip.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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I asked the colonel what type of aircraft it was, and he said, “Don’t worry about it, Bob. . . if you can see it, it’s obsolete.”
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Television is the box they buried entertainment in.
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Dying is to be avoided because it can ruin your whole career.
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The Concorde is great. It gives you three extra hours to find your luggage.
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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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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 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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England occupies a warm spot in my affections. It was the scene of my greatest performance. I was born there.
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You know you’ve reached middle age when your weightlifting consists merely of standing up.
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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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Golf is a game that needlessly prolongs the lives of some of our most useless citizens.
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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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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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That’s life. The older you get, the tougher it is to score.
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Now that the war is winding down, I want to say I do appreciate you fellows hanging around here – just for me.
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