I was lucky I wasn’t a better boxer, or that’s what I’d be now – a punchy ex-pug.
BOB HOPEI was lucky I wasn’t a better boxer, or that’s what I’d be now – a punchy ex-pug.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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I’ve never wanted an Oscar, although they are reassuring to an actor who doesn’t know how really great he is.
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The Governor has no presidential aspirations. In fact he just made a tour of 43 states just to tell them he’s not running for anything.
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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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Golf is my profession Show business is just to pay the green fees.
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You know what a fan letter is – it’s just an inky raspberry.
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The good news is that Jesus is coming back. The bad news is that he’s really pissed off.
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I don’t bother to look for parking space anymore. As soon as I get near Hollywood Boulevard … I sell.
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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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A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heart burn?
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Everybody knows what California smog is – that’s fog with the vitamins removed.
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I was there. I saw your sons and your husbands, your brothers and your sweethearts. I saw how they worked, played, fought, and lived. I saw some of them die.
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Titleist has offered me a big contract not to play its balls.
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He hits the ball 130 yards and his jewelry goes 150.
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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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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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Audiences are my best friends. You never tire of talking with your best friends.
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I’ve always been in the right place and time. Of course, I steered myself there.
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Kids are wonderful, but I like mine barbecued.
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For the first time, you can actually see the losers turn green
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A photographer kept shooting me every time I swung. I was very flattered until I found out he was from Field and Stream.
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One of our stock lines used to be “There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for Bing, and there’s nothing he wouldn’t do for me.” And that’s the way we go through life – doing nothing for each other!
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If you think golf is relaxing, you’re not playing it right.
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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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I come around to your house personally and wet your finger while you’re turning the pages.
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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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Whenever I play with him , I usually try to make it a foursome – the President, myself, a paramedic and a faith healer.
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