The old water heater in my dressing room was working, but it was kind of tired. It gave off about as much warmth as an agent’s handshake.
BOB HOPEI love to go to Washington – if only to be near my money.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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Don’t tempt me, I can resist anything but temptation.
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Sure Vietnam is a dirty war. I’ve never heard of a clean one.
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Chiropractic is a wonderful means of natural healing!
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Bigamy is the only crime where two rites make a wrong.
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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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Celebrities have a way of touching our lives. Perhaps we are influenced by their screen image, or perhaps by their acquired status.
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You can calculate Zsa Zsa Gabor’s age by the rings on her fingers.
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Pebble Beach is Alcatraz with grass.
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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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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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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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Audiences are my best friends. You never tire of talking with your best friends.
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You know what a fan letter is – it’s just an inky raspberry.
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I was called Rembrandt Hope in my boxing days, because I spent so much time on the canvas.
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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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To give you an idea of how fast we travelled – we left with two rabbits and when we arrived we still had only two.
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We had a very successful trip to Russia. We made it back.
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When you get over 95, every day is your day.
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The only thing chicken about Israel is their soup.
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Did you see where President Reagan finally got a hearing aid? People have been telling him to get one for years, but he couldn’t hear them.
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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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President Eisenhower has given up golf for painting. It takes fewer strokes.
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It was a typically British birth… I was three at the time. They had a strike in the maternity ward… I came out in sympathy.
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And on nearby islands, the Japanese army was eating raw fish. We felt sorry for them.
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I have performed for 12 presidents and entertained only six.
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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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