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.
BOB HOPEWhen you get over 95, every day is your day.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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We’re on our way to the Persian Gulf. Wait! It’s a mistake! I thought they said Persian Golf.
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By the 9th hole they were engaged and when they finished on 18 they had a foursome.
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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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We didn’t know that in America after the war, you wouldn’t be able to get into a sushi joint without a reservation. And we thought they lost.
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We had a very successful trip to Russia. We made it back.
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Tokyo cab drivers are all ex-kamikaze pilots.
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Bing Crosby and I play a lot of golf together and I have a small course at my place where we often play for side stakes.
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I just hope I don’t have to explain all the times I’ve used His name in vain when I get up there.
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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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Pebble Beach is Alcatraz with grass.
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Celebrities have a way of touching our lives. Perhaps we are influenced by their screen image, or perhaps by their acquired status.
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I always like to go to Washington D.C. It gives me a chance to visit my money.
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It’s amazing how many people you see on TV. I did my first television show a month ago, and the next day five million television sets were sold. The people who couldn’t sell theirs threw them away.
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I can’t give up Golf, I’ve got too many sweaters.
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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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