“Everybody knows what California smog is - that's fog with the vitamins removed.”
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Famous Bob Hope Quotes
“The Concorde is great. It gives you three extra hours to find your luggage.”
“You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.”
“A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it.”
“I grew up with six brothers. That's how I learned to dance - waiting for the bathroom.”
“A James Cagney love scene is one where he lets the other guy live.”
“If you watch a game, it's fun. If you play it, it's recreation. If you work at it, it's golf.”
“I've always been in the right place and time. Of course, I steered myself there.”
“Golf is a game that needlessly prolongs the lives of some of our most useless citizens.”
“I feel very humble, but I think I have the strength of character to fight it.”
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“I was called Rembrandt Hope in my boxing days, because I spent so much time on the canvas.”
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“I always like to go to Washington D.C. It gives me a chance to visit my money.”
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“She spoke perfect English, which led to considerable trouble. She couldn't understand us at all.”
“Sure, we did need the oil in America. How else could Dolly Parton get into some of her dresses?”
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“My folks were English . . . we were too poor to be British.”
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“The place was so British, I wouldn't have been surprised if the mice wore monocles.”
“All British castles and old country homes are supposed to be haunted. It's in the lease.”
“There are many talented English personalities, but unfortunately they were all in Hollywood.”
“I only speak a little pigeon French. Just enough to get by with the little French pigeons.”