Contrary to what certain comedians have led you to believe, the national French pastime is picnicking.
BOB HOPEIt’s amazing how many people you see on TV. I did my first television show a month ago, and the next day five million television sets were sold. The people who couldn’t sell theirs threw them away.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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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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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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Jimmy Stewart could have been a good golfer, but he speaks so slowly that by the time he yells ‘Fore!’ the guy he’s hit is already in an ambulance on the way to the hospital.
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Everybody is afraid they won’t have any money after they die, but Jack Benny discovered a way to take it with him. He had his appendix taken out and a piggy bank put in.
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US President Gerald Ford’s golf was so bad we thought he was a ‘Hitman for the PGA!
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Personally, I never drink on Oscar nights, as it interferes with my suffering.
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Laughter is therapy-an instant vacation.
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I tell jokes to pay my green fees.
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Dying is to be avoided because it can ruin your whole career.
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Happiness is watching the TV at your girlfriend’s house during a power failure.
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I do try to work out a little. I go swimming twice a day. It beats buying golf balls.
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I’ve got to watch myself these days. It’s too exciting watching anyone else.
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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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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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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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