Timing is the essence of life, and definitely of comedy.
BOB HOPEI come around to your house personally and wet your finger while you’re turning the pages.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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Ronald Reagan is not a typical politician because he doesn’t know how to lie, cheat, and steal. He’s always had an agent for that.
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Pebble Beach is Alcatraz with grass.
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I do try to work out a little. I go swimming twice a day. It beats buying golf balls.
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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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To give you an idea of how fast we travelled – we left with two rabbits and when we arrived we still had only two.
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Kissing is like drinking tea with a tea strainer, you can never get enough.
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I ruined my hands in the ring. The referee kept stepping on them.
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The best thing about growing older is that it takes such a long time.
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Golf is a funny game. It’s done much for health, and at the same time has ruined people by robbing them of their peace of mind. Look at me, I’m the healthiest idiot in the world.
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Baseball is a soap opera that plays out day after day, one that a lot of elderly women watch until the characters and the plot becomes a part of their life.
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Eighty is when you order a steak and the headwaiter puts it through the blender. Or when you wake up as many times during the night as Burt Reynolds, but not for the same reason.
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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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Failure is the only thing I’ve ever been a success at.
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Culture is the ability to describe Jane Russell without moving your hands
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I’ve always felt England was a great place for a comic to work. It’s an island and the audience can’t run very far.
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