I don’t know what people have against Jimmy Carter. He’s done nothing.
BOB HOPEIf my golf game was a prize fight, they’d stop it.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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I have the perfect simplified tax form for government. Why don’t they just print our money with a return address on it?
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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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She got to enjoy the personal side of the players. They were her kids. The Braves were her family.
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I’ll shoot my age if I have to live to be 105.
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Everybody knows what California smog is – that’s fog with the vitamins removed.
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Timing is the essence of life, and definitely of comedy.
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My secret for staying young is good food, plenty of rest, and a makeup man with a spray gun.
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Sure, we did need the oil in America. How else could Dolly Parton get into some of her dresses?
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Tokyo cab drivers are all ex-kamikaze pilots.
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I like to come to Washington, D.C., at least once a year. Why should my tax money travel more than I do?
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Happiness is watching the TV at your girlfriend’s house during a power failure.
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Contrary to what certain comedians have led you to believe, the national French pastime is picnicking.
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Golf is my profession Show business is just to pay the green fees.
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We had a very successful trip to Russia. We made it back.
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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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All British castles and old country homes are supposed to be haunted. It’s in the lease.
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I’ve always felt England was a great place for a comic to work. It’s an island and the audience can’t run very far.
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The only thing chicken about Israel is their soup.
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I come around to your house personally and wet your finger while you’re turning the pages.
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Perfume acts as an anesthetic. By the time she floats a little your way, you’ll promise her anything.
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President Eisenhower has given up golf for painting. It takes fewer strokes.
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Sure Vietnam is a dirty war. I’ve never heard of a clean one.
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Failure is the only thing I’ve ever been a success at.
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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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The help (in Japan) is very polite. They bow so much, you don’t know which end to talk to.
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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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