The big difference in those days was that in England the Government subsidized TV, in America we work on TV so we can subsidize the Government.
BOB HOPEI don’t bother to look for parking space anymore. As soon as I get near Hollywood Boulevard … I sell.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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Pebble Beach is Alcatraz with grass.
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Timing is the essence of life, and definitely of comedy.
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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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It was a great honour to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. I didn’t know they had a caddie division.
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I can’t give up Golf, I’ve got too many sweaters.
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If I had that kind of money, I wouldn’t come to Vietnam, I’d send for it.
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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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America is a country where the Olympics and the divorce lawyers both have the same slogan – Go for the Gold.
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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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Golf is a game that needlessly prolongs the lives of some of our most useless citizens.
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It’s so cold here in Washington, D.C., that politicians have their hands in their own pockets.
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At the Academy Award Dinners all the actors and actresses in Hollywood gather around to see what someone else thinks about their acting besides their press agents.
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I’ve got to watch myself these days. It’s too exciting watching anyone else.
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Personally, I never drink on Oscar nights, as it interferes with my suffering.
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Bigamy is the only crime where two rites make a wrong.
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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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Contrary to what certain comedians have led you to believe, the national French pastime is picnicking.
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I never kick my ball in the rough or improve my lie in a sand trap. For that I have a caddie.
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She got to enjoy the personal side of the players. They were her kids. The Braves were her family.
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Perfume acts as an anesthetic. By the time she floats a little your way, you’ll promise her anything.
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Failure is the only thing I’ve ever been a success at.
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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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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.
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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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Bing Crosby and I weren’t the types to go around kissing each other. We always had a light jab for each other.
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Having so many gold courses so close together was ideal for me. With my slice I could enjoy three or four golf courses at the same time.
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