The big difference in those days was that in England the Government subsidized TV, in America we work on TV so we can subsidize the Government.
BOB HOPETelevision. That’s where movies go when they die.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother.
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If you think golf is relaxing, you’re not playing it right.
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She got to enjoy the personal side of the players. They were her kids. The Braves were her family.
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One of the greatest gifts to mankind is laughter, and one of the greatest gifts to laughter is Lucille Ball. God has her now but thanks to television, we’ll have her forever.
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I like to play in the low 70’s. If it gets any hotter than that I’ll stay in the bar!
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Be happy you guys. Be proud! You know what you are: you’re God’s frozen people.
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President Eisenhower has given up golf for painting. It takes fewer strokes.
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We had a very successful trip to Russia. We made it back.
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I once showed Pat Bradley my swing and said, ‘What do I do next?’ Pat replied, ‘Wait till the pain dies down.’
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Baseball is a soap opera that plays out day after day, one that a lot of elderly women watch until the characters and the plot becomes a part of their life.
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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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Chiropractic is a wonderful means of natural healing!
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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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Pebble Beach is Alcatraz with grass.
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I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful.
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