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I watched Ken Burns' Civil War series on PBS. My favorite segment is when Bob Hope entertains the troops at Gettysburg. — Mort Sahl

I was lucky, you know, I always had a beautiful girl and the money was good. Although I would have done the whole thing over for, oh, perhaps half. — Bob Hope

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. — Bob Hope

It's so cold here in Washington, D.C., that politicians have their hands in their own pockets. — Bob Hope

Following his doctor's orders, Nikita (Khrushchev) has cut his drinking in half. He's leaving out the water. — Bob Hope

America is a country where the Olympics and the divorce lawyers both have the same slogan - Go for the Gold. — Bob Hope

You can calculate Zsa Zsa Gabor's age by the rings on her fingers. — Bob Hope

The workers love Khrushchev very much. He hasn't got an enemy in the entire country. Quite a few under it. — Bob Hope

A photographer kept shooting me every time I swung. I was very flattered until I found out he was from Field and Stream. — Bob Hope

There are many talented English personalities, but unfortunately they were all in Hollywood. — Bob Hope

Lay down the song you strum,
And rest yourself 'neath the strength of strings
No voice can hope to hum. — Bob Dylan

I see the Beatles have arrived from England. They were 40 pounds overweight - and that was just their hair. — Bob Hope

The Governor has no presidential aspirations. In fact he just made a tour of 43 states just to tell them he's not running for anything. — Bob Hope

The shallow end of hope is usually the deep end of grace. — Bob Goff

Today, people struggle to find what's real. Everything has become so synthetic that a lot of people, all they want is to grasp onto hope. — Bob Marley

I just hope I don't have to explain all the times I've used His name in vain when I get up there. — Bob Hope

You know what a fan letter is - it's just an inky raspberry. — Bob Hope

Golf is my real profession. Entertainment is just a sideline. I tell jokes to pay my greens fees. — Bob Hope

I've always been in the right place and time. Of course, I steered myself there. — Bob Hope

Lots of travel, away from home. — Bob Hope

My golf-loving friend Bob Hope asked me what my handicap was, so I told him - the Congress. — Ronald Reagan

Contrary to what certain comedians have led you to believe, the national French pastime is picnicking. — Bob Hope

Arnold Palmer is the biggest crowd pleaser since the invention of the portable sanitary facility. — Bob Hope

When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things - not the great occasions - give off the greatest glow of happiness. — Bob Hope

I'll tell 'ya how to stay young: Hang around with older people. — Bob Hope

The Concorde is great. It gives you three extra hours to find your luggage. — Bob Hope

England occupies a warm spot in my affections. It was the scene of my greatest performance. I was born there. — Bob Hope

Please don't stand up on my account. — Bob Hope

Television. That's where movies go when they die. — Bob Hope

The place was so British, I wouldn't have been surprised if the mice wore monocles. — Bob Hope

Pebble Beach is Alcatraz with grass. — Bob Hope

I don't bother to look for parking space anymore. As soon as I get near Hollywood Boulevard ... I sell. — Bob Hope

Free speech isn't dead in Germany and Italy, merely the speakers ... — Bob Hope

Drugs are the enemies of ambition and hope - and when we fight against drugs we are fighting for the future. — Bob Riley

Where else but in America could the women's liberation movement take off their bras, then go on TV to complain about their lack of support? — Bob Hope

For the first time, you can actually see the losers turn green — Bob Hope

It's a wonderful world. It may destroy itself but you'll be able to watch it all on TV. — Bob Hope

Welcome to the Academy Awards, or, as it's known at my house, Passover. — Bob Hope

I need money. I have a staff of 30, and four houses, never mind the government, to support. — Bob Hope

Democrats have an answer to the unemployment problem. They're all running for the Presidency. — Bob Hope

There was nothing subtle about our landing. The pilot just pointed the nose at the ground and let her rip. — Bob Hope

I'm so old they've cancelled my blood type. — Bob Hope

To give you an idea of how fast we travelled - we left with two rabbits and when we arrived we still had only two. — Bob Hope

She said she was approaching forty, and I couldn't help wondering from what direction. — Bob Hope

It's a wonderful way to live, and not a bad way to go, either. The average Frenchman is still smiling three months after he's dead. — Bob Hope

I'm from Los Angeles ... I don't trust any air I can't see. — Bob Hope

Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle. — Bob Hope

If you watch a game, it's fun. If you play it, it's recreation. If you work at it, it's golf. — Bob Hope

You know you've reached middle age when your weightlifting consists merely of standing up. — Bob Hope

A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother. — Bob Hope

Tokyo cab drivers are all ex-kamikaze pilots. — Bob Hope

The home videos aren't as good, but they are seeming to get better. — Bob Hope

I'll shoot my age if I have to live to be 105. — Bob Hope

I don't know what people have against government; they haven't done anything. — Bob Hope

Rock and roll is catching on all over ... France ... England ... They even have it in Japan, only over there they call it judo. — Bob Hope

I would not have had anything to eat if it wasn't for the stuff the audience threw at me. — Bob Hope

I combined theatre and films with live TV, such as 'The Royal Variety Show,' performing sketches opposite Bob Hope and Maurice Chevalier. — Shirley Eaton

That's life. The older you get, the tougher it is to score. — Bob Hope

The good news is that Jesus is coming back. The bad news is that he's really pissed off. — Bob Hope

I'd give up golf if I didn't have so many sweaters. — Bob Hope

I hope the Spice Girls will come back, although it may be beyond even Bob Geldof to get that to happen. — Gordon Brown

Over the past 50 years Bob Hope employed 88 joke writers who supplied him with more than one million gags, and he still couldn't make me laugh. — Eddie Murphy

In his prime, the young comic walked onto a stage with the confidence of a man who owned it, and by the time he walked off, he did. — Bob Hope

Congratulations to whoever is finally booking music we love. It's going to get us out of the house after dark! — Bob Hope

YOU CAN ONLY DO ONE THING AT A TIME SO CONCENTRATE ON IT. — Bob Hope

You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake. — Bob Hope

Over the years, I have been subjected to many indignities, all for the sake of Art. If I ever catch him, I'm going to kill the guy. — Bob Hope

We have 51 golf courses in Palm Springs. He [President Ford] never decides which course he will play until after the first tee shot. — Bob Hope

I would like to deny all allegations by Bob Hope that during my last game of golf, I hit an eagle, a birdie, an elk and a moose. — Gerald R. Ford

Zsa Zsa Gabor got married as a one-off, and it was so successful she turned it into a series. — Bob Hope

As freedom-loving people across the globe hope for an end to tyranny, we will never forget the enormous suffering of the Holocaust. — Bob Beauprez

It's not hard to find Gerry Ford on a golf course - you just follow the wounded. — Bob Hope

I love flying. I've been to almost as many places as my luggage. — Bob Hope

people who throw kisses are helplessly lazy — Bob Hope

The best thing about growing older is that it takes such a long time. — Bob Hope

I've always felt England was a great place for a comic to work. It's an island and the audience can't run very far. — Bob Hope

The most important thing is to never give up." Adrian Esteban — Bob Madgic

With today's movies, if we took out all the bad language, we'd go back to silent films. — Bob Hope

I left England when I was four because I found out I could never be King. — Bob Hope

Golf is a game that needlessly prolongs the lives of some of our most useless citizens. — Bob Hope

The high point of the act is when he (Uri Durov) puts his head inside the bear's huge jaws. I wouldn't even try that with my agent. — Bob Hope

We had a very successful trip to Russia. We made it back. — Bob Hope

Our hope is we move beyond denial and into debate ... If we cleaned up the air, would it really be bad for us? — Bob Inglis

My folks were English ... we were too poor to be British. — Bob Hope

The only time to believe any kind of rating is when it shows you at the top. — Bob Hope

The only thing chicken about Israel is their soup. — Bob Hope

Every Naval vessel has a contingent of Marines aboard. After all, the Sailors have to have someone to dance with. — Bob Hope

I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don't even get printed. — Bob Uecker

The trees in Siberia are miles apart, that is why the dogs are so fast. — Bob Hope

The audience was swell. They were so polite they covered their mouths when they yawned. — Bob Hope

I was called Rembrandt Hope in my boxing days, because I spent so much time on the canvas. — Bob Hope

It was a great honour to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. I didn't know they had a caddie division. — Bob Hope

Bob Hope, Red Skelton, and Eddie Cantor ... help us keep our balance. — Hattie McDaniel

I have a wonderful make-up crew. They're the same people restoring the Statue of Liberty. — Bob Hope

People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy. — Bob Hope

I like to come to Washington, D.C., at least once a year. Why should my tax money travel more than I do? — Bob Hope

English clubs are very exclusive. I played Royal Foxshire and they made me wear a suit and tie ... in the shower. — Bob Hope

The stealth bomber is supposed to be a big deal. It flies in undetected, bombs, then flies away. Hell, I've been doing that all my life. — Bob Hope

We're on our way to the Persian Gulf. Wait! It's a mistake! I thought they said Persian Golf. — Bob Hope

Somebody should tell Jerry Falwell that God is an Independent ... he's not rich enough to be a Republican. — Bob Hope