There was nothing subtle about our landing. The pilot just pointed the nose at the ground and let her rip.
BOB HOPEEverybody is afraid they won’t have any money after they die, but Jack Benny discovered a way to take it with him. He had his appendix taken out and a piggy bank put in.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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I love to go to Washington – if only to be near my money.
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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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England occupies a warm spot in my affections. It was the scene of my greatest performance. I was born there.
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We 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.
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I have performed for 12 presidents and entertained only six.
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I ruined my hands in the ring. The referee kept stepping on them.
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I led such a sheltered life I didn’t go out with girls until I was almost four.
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Kids are wonderful, but I like mine barbecued.
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Personally, I never drink on Oscar nights, as it interferes with my suffering.
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We had a very successful trip to Russia. We made it back.
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Cypress Point is such a beautiful place, but it’s also very exclusive. They had a very successful membership drive last month. They drove out forty members.
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If my golf game was a prize fight, they’d stop it.
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Milton Hope led the singing of Happy Birthday … He would say, ‘Keep it sweet and short and don’t try to be funny.’
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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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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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