Timing is the essence of life, and definitely of comedy.
BOB HOPEI 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.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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I like to play in the low 70’s. If it gets any hotter than that I’ll stay in the bar!
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You can calculate Zsa Zsa Gabor’s age by the rings on her fingers.
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A James Cagney love scene is one where he lets the other guy live.
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I asked the colonel what type of aircraft it was, and he said, “Don’t worry about it, Bob. . . if you can see it, it’s obsolete.”
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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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I tell jokes to pay my green fees.
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I can’t give up Golf, I’ve got too many sweaters.
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There are many talented English personalities, but unfortunately they were all in Hollywood.
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When we recall the past, we usually find that it is the simplest things – not the great occasions – that in retrospect give off the greatest glow of happiness.
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Golf is a game that needlessly prolongs the lives of some of our most useless citizens.
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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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I don’t know what people have against Jimmy Carter. He’s done nothing.
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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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You know what a fan letter is – it’s just an inky raspberry.
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I ruined my hands in the ring. The referee kept stepping on them.
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