Pebble Beach is Alcatraz with grass.
BOB HOPEI’ve never wanted an Oscar, although they are reassuring to an actor who doesn’t know how really great he is.
More Bob Hope Quotes
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I’ve never wanted an Oscar, although they are reassuring to an actor who doesn’t know how really great he is.
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She spoke perfect English, which led to considerable trouble. She couldn’t understand us at all.
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There was nothing subtle about our landing. The pilot just pointed the nose at the ground and let her rip.
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I don’t do a lot of political jokes. Too many are getting elected.
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I get upset over a bad shot just like anyone else. But it’s silly to let the game get to you.
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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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Having so many gold courses so close together was ideal for me. With my slice I could enjoy three or four golf courses at the same time.
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Rock and roll is catching on all over . . . France . . . England . . . They even have it in Japan, only over there they call it judo.
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I ruined my hands in the ring. The referee kept stepping on them.
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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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I just hope I don’t have to explain all the times I’ve used His name in vain when I get up there.
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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’ve always been in the right place and time. Of course, I steered myself there.
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Not that they were that anxious to see Ronnie as President; they were afraid if he didn’t get elected, he’d go back to acting.
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Sure Vietnam is a dirty war. I’ve never heard of a clean one.
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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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I love to go to Washington – if only to be near my money.
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I’ll shoot my age if I have to live to be 105.
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I have too much money invested in sweaters.
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I went to play golf and tried to shoot my age, but I shot my weight instead.
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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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Failure is the only thing I’ve ever been a success at.
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Audiences are my best friends. You never tire of talking with your best friends.
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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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If you watch a game, it’s fun. If you play it, it’s recreation. If you work at it, it’s golf.
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Dying is to be avoided because it can ruin your whole career.
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