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.
BOB HOPEWe 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.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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Now that the war is winding down, I want to say I do appreciate you fellows hanging around here – just for me.
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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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If you watch a game, it’s fun. If you play it, it’s recreation. If you work at it, it’s golf.
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I have the perfect simplified tax form for government. Why don’t they just print our money with a return address on it?
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I see the Beatles have arrived from England. They were 40 pounds overweight – and that was just their hair.
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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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The old water heater in my dressing room was working, but it was kind of tired. It gave off about as much warmth as an agent’s handshake.
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It’s a wonderful world. It may destroy itself but you’ll be able to watch it all on TV.
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You can calculate Zsa Zsa Gabor’s age by the rings on her fingers.
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Dying is to be avoided because it can ruin your whole career.
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As the colonel and I sat swapping stories in the plane, a jet aircraft buzzed past our window.
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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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Laughter is therapy-an instant vacation.
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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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When you get over 95, every day is your day.
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