Bob Hope Quotes

• I have too much money invested in sweaters.

  Bob Hope

  Tags in Invested

• I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful.

  Bob Hope

  Topics in Funny

  Tags in Comedian, Tears

• I have a wonderful make-up crew. They’re the same people restoring the Statue of Liberty.

  Bob Hope

  Topics in Funny

  Tags in Make-Up, Liberty, Statue, Comedian

• I grew up with six brothers. That’s how I learned to dance – waiting for the bathroom.

  Bob Hope

  Topics in Family, Funny

  Tags in Waiting, Brother

• I don’t feel old. I don’t feel anything till noon. That’s when it’s time for my nap.

  Bob Hope

  Topics in Age, Funny

  Tags in Noon, Nap, Sleep

• I do benefits for all religions – I’d hate to blow the hereafter on a technicality.

  Bob Hope

  Topics in Funny, Religion, Technology

  Tags in Comedian, Science And Scientists, Hereafter, Hate

• Bigamy is the only crime where two rites make a wrong.

  Bob Hope

  Topics in Funny

  Tags in Two, Comedian, Crime

• A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heart burn?

  Bob Hope

  Topics in Funny, Humor

  Tags in Comedian, Laughing

• 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

  Topics in Sports, Work

  Tags in Golf, Recreation

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

  Bob Hope

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Pet

• A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don’t need it.

  Bob Hope

  Topics in Money

• A James Cagney love scene is one where he lets the other guy live.

  Bob Hope

  Topics in Funny, Love

  Tags in Live

• I’ll tell ‘ya how to stay young: Hang around with older people

  Bob Hope

  Topics in Age

  Tags in Ageing, Elderly

• Middle age is when you still believe you’ll feel better in the morning.

  Bob Hope

  Topics in Age, Funny

• I’m so old they’ve canceled my blood type.

  Bob Hope

  Topics in Age, Funny

• Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle.

  Bob Hope

  Topics in Age

  Tags in Middle, Your, Starts, Show, Around

• You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.

  Bob Hope

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Than, Cake, Getting, More, Old, Know, Cost, Candle

Bob Hope (37)

Birth:	29th May, 1903
Death:	27th July, 2003
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor, Athlete, Author, Comedian, Dancer, Singer

About

Bob Hope was born in Eltham, London. He was an English-born American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, dancer, athlete, and author. With a career spanning nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in over 70 films and shorts, including a series of "Road" movies co-starring Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. In addition to hosting the Academy Awards fourteen times, he appeared in many stage productions and television roles and was the author of fourteen books. The song "Thanks For the Memory" is widely regarded as Hope's signature tune. Hope participated in the sports of golf and boxing, and owned a small stake in his hometown baseball team, the Cleveland Indians.

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