Bob Hope lived to be 100. He died 15 years ago, but he will be remembered as a man who really made a difference, entertaining our troops on foreign soil for over 50 years.
Below are some of Bob’s memorable one-liners.
On his deathbed they asked him where he wanted to be buried.
He replied: “Surprise me.”
On Turning 70 – “I still chase women, but only downhill.”
On Turning 80 – “That’s the time of your life when even your birthday suit needs pressing.”
On Turning 90 – “You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.”
On. Turning 100 – ” I don’t feel old. In fact, I don’t feel anything until noon. Then it’s time for my nap.”
On Giving Up His Early Boxing Career – “I ruined my hands in the ring. The referee kept stepping on them.”
On Golf – “Golf is my profession. Show business is just to pay the green fees.”
On Presidents – “I have performed for 12 presidents, but entertained only six.”
On Why He Chose Show Business – “When I was born, the doctor said to my mother, congratulations, you have an eight pound ham.”
On Receiving the Medal of Honor – “I feel very humble, but I think I have the strength of character to fight it.”
On His Family’s Poverty – “Four of us slept in the one bed. When it got cold, mother threw on another brother.”
On His Six Brothers – “That’s how I learned to dance. Waiting for the bathroom.”
On His Early Failures – “I would not have had anything to eat if it wasn’t for the stuff the audience threw at me.”
On Going To Heaven – “I have done benefits for ALL religions. I would hate to blow the hereafter on a technicality.”