She said she was approaching forty, and I couldn’t help wondering from what direction.
BOB HOPEThe 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.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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When I miss a shot I just think what a beautiful day it is. And what pure fresh air I’m breathing. Then I take a deep breath. I have to do that. That’s what gives me the strength to break the club.
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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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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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I always like to go to Washington D.C. It gives me a chance to visit my money.
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Out here in the Pacific, they have typhoons and hurricanes that blow over 200 miles an hour. We have tornadoes and hurricanes back home, but I don’t worry about them. The mortgage on my house is so heavy that nothing could budge it.
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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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It was a great honour to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. I didn’t know they had a caddie division.
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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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Whenever I play with him , I usually try to make it a foursome – the President, myself, a paramedic and a faith healer.
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It’s very frustrating making a picture in Paris. We work hard all day at the studio to get a love scene just right. Then, on my way home, I see couples on every street corner doing it better.
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Television. That’s where movies go when they die.
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The Concorde is great. It gives you three extra hours to find your luggage.
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The only thing chicken about Israel is their soup.
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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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Sure Vietnam is a dirty war. I’ve never heard of a clean one.
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