Timing is the essence of life, and definitely of comedy.
BOB HOPEThat’s life. The older you get, the tougher it is to score.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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Don’t tempt me, I can resist anything but temptation.
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There’s a very apt saying in show business: “If you don’t go over budget in Paris, you’re either very rich or very sick. “
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It’s not hard to find Gerry Ford on a golf course – you just follow the wounded.
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He was bare chested and in good trim. I said that just looking at him I knew there would always be an England
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If he slices the budget like he slices a golf ball, the nation has nothing to worry about.
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He hits the ball 130 yards and his jewelry goes 150.
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Titleist has offered me a big contract not to play its balls.
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I love to go to Washington – if only to be near my money.
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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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The best thing about growing older is that it takes such a long time.
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Laughter is therapy-an instant vacation.
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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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Contrary to what certain comedians have led you to believe, the national French pastime is picnicking.
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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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It’s a wonderful way to live, and not a bad way to go, either. The average Frenchman is still smiling three months after he’s dead.
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