Milton Hope led the singing of Happy Birthday … He would say, ‘Keep it sweet and short and don’t try to be funny.’
BOB HOPEAudiences are my best friends. You never tire of talking with your best friends.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?
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Sure, we did need the oil in America. How else could Dolly Parton get into some of her dresses?
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The trees in Siberia are miles apart, that is why the dogs are so fast.
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We have 51 golf courses in Palm Springs. He [President Ford] never decides which course he will play until after the first tee shot.
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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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We flew over to England by the same route Churchill took. It was easy. All we had to do was follow the cigar ashes.
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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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Failure is the only thing I’ve ever been a success at.
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Titleist has offered me a big contract not to play its balls.
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If my golf game was a prize fight, they’d stop it.
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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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Lots of travel, away from home.
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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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Happiness is watching the TV at your girlfriend’s house during a power failure.
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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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