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I have performed for 12 presidents and entertained only six.

Bob Hope

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Bob Hope
Age: 100 †
Born: 1903
Born: May 29
Died: 2003
Died: July 27
Actor
Boxer
Comedian
Dancer
Film Actor
Radio Personality
Screenwriter
Singer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Television Presenter
Voice Actor
Leslie Townes Hope
Leslie Hope
Lester Hope
Packy East
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I only speak a little pigeon French. Just enough to get by with the little French pigeons.
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England occupies a warm spot in my affections. It was the scene of my greatest performance. I was born there.
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Lots of travel, away from home.
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You never get tired unless you stop and take time for it.
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Congratulations to whoever is finally booking music we love. It's going to get us out of the house after dark!
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It gave dirty politics a bad name.
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Bing Crosby and I play a lot of golf together and I have a small course at my place where we often play for side stakes. The only troulbe is that when I win, I always have to engage and attorney before I can draw the money.
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The big difference in those days was that in England the Government subsidized TV, in America we work on TV so we can subsidize the Government.
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Golf is my profession Show business is just to pay the green fees.
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It flies so high, I swear I heard the organs playing.
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I can't understand what's holding up our missile program. It's the first time the government ever had trouble making the taxpayers' money go up in smoke.
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