For the first time, you can actually see the losers turn green
BOB HOPEI saw more courage, more good humor in the face of discomfort, more love in an era of hate and more devotion to duty than could exist under tyranny.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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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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I don’t know what people have against Jimmy Carter. He’s done nothing.
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We have 51 golf courses in Palm Springs. He [President Ford] never decides which course he will play until after the first tee shot.
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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.
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The stealth bomber is supposed to be a big deal. It flies in undetected, bombs, then flies away. Hell, I’ve been doing that all my life.
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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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I don’t bother to look for parking space anymore. As soon as I get near Hollywood Boulevard … I sell.
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That’s life. The older you get, the tougher it is to score.
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You know you’ve reached middle age when your weightlifting consists merely of standing up.
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I love to go to Washington – if only to be near my money.
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If he slices the budget like he slices a golf ball, the nation has nothing to worry about.
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I see the Beatles have arrived from England. They were 40 pounds overweight – and that was just their hair.
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She spoke perfect English, which led to considerable trouble. She couldn’t understand us at all.
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By the 9th hole they were engaged and when they finished on 18 they had a foursome.
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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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The workers love Khrushchev very much. He hasn’t got an enemy in the entire country. Quite a few under it.
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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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The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight, because by then your body and your fat are really good friends.
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I ruined my hands in the ring. The referee kept stepping on them.
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The only thing chicken about Israel is their soup.
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Failure is the only thing I’ve ever been a success at.
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I was there. I saw your sons and your husbands, your brothers and your sweethearts. I saw how they worked, played, fought, and lived. I saw some of them die.
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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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It’s so cold here in Washington, D.C., that politicians have their hands in their own pockets.
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The 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.
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My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?
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