I once showed Pat Bradley my swing and said, ‘What do I do next?’ Pat replied, ‘Wait till the pain dies down.’
BOB HOPEOne 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.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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We had a very successful trip to Russia. We made it back.
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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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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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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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Happiness is watching the TV at your girlfriend’s house during a power failure.
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At the Academy Award Dinners all the actors and actresses in Hollywood gather around to see what someone else thinks about their acting besides their press agents.
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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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Golf is a funny game. It’s done much for health, and at the same time has ruined people by robbing them of their peace of mind. Look at me, I’m the healthiest idiot in the world.
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I’ve been married fifty-five years and I’ve been home three weeks.
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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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Television is the box they buried entertainment in.
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On one hole, I hit an alligator so hard, he’s now my golf bag.
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You can calculate Zsa Zsa Gabor’s age by the rings on her fingers.
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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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I don’t bother to look for parking space anymore. As soon as I get near Hollywood Boulevard … I sell.
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