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Famous Bob Hope Quotes
“I always like to go to Washington D.C. It gives me a chance to visit my money.”
“It's so cold here in Washington, D.C., that politicians have their hands in their own pockets.”
“I don't know what people have against Jimmy Carter. He's done nothing.”
“Happiness is watching the TV at your girlfriend's house during a power failure.”
“Welcome to the Academy Awards, or, as it's known at my house, Passover.”
“Golf is my profession Show business is just to pay the green fees.”
“Four of us slept in the one bed. When it got cold, mother threw on another brother.”
“Congress may be going home for the holidays soon. How can you beat a Christmas gift like that?”
Source: Bob Hope
Source: Bob Hope
Source: Bob Hope
“For the first time, you can actually see the losers turn green”
“Most of the people who came for dancing lessons had Rumba ambitions and minuet bodies”
“I love flying. I've been to almost as many places as my luggage.”
“US President Gerald Ford's golf was so bad we thought he was a 'Hitman for the PGA!”
“Dying is to be avoided because it can ruin your whole career.”
“Be happy you guys. Be proud! You know what you are: you're God's frozen people.”
“I have this terrific make-up man. But he's expensive. I have to bring him in from Lourdes.”
“A very, very religious man. Every time I eat a peanut, I feel immortal.”
“I've got to watch myself these days. It's too exciting watching anyone else.”
“I need money. I have a staff of 30, and four houses, never mind the government, to support.”
“If I had that kind of money, I wouldn't come to Vietnam, I'd send for it.”
“Seventy years of ad-lib material, and I am speechless.”
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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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“That's life. The older you get, the tougher it is to score.”
“Take nine strokes off your score. Skip the last hole.”
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“I'll tell 'ya how to stay young: Hang around with older people.”
“I do try to work out a little. I go swimming twice a day. It beats buying golf balls.”
“I ruined my hands in the ring. The referee kept stepping on them.”
“I have performed for 12 presidents and entertained only six.”