We have 51 golf courses in Palm Springs. He [President Ford] never decides which course he will play until after the first tee shot.
BOB HOPEFailure is the only thing I’ve ever been a success at.
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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President Eisenhower has given up golf for painting. It takes fewer strokes.
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Tokyo cab drivers are all ex-kamikaze pilots.
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Timing is the essence of life, and definitely of comedy.
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We flew over to England by the same route Churchill took. It was easy. All we had to do was follow the cigar ashes.
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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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We’re on our way to the Persian Gulf. Wait! It’s a mistake! I thought they said Persian Golf.
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If you think golf is relaxing, you’re not playing it right.
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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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Everybody 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.
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I’ve got to watch myself these days. It’s too exciting watching anyone else.
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Bing Crosby and I weren’t the types to go around kissing each other. We always had a light jab for each other.
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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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As the colonel and I sat swapping stories in the plane, a jet aircraft buzzed past our window.
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I’d give up golf if I didn’t have so many sweaters.
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