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If they liked you, they didn't applaud -- they let you live.

Bob Hope

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Bob Hope
Age: 100 †
Born: 1903
Born: May 29
Died: 2003
Died: July 27
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Leslie Townes Hope
Leslie Hope
Lester Hope
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Bing Crosby and I weren't the types to go around kissing each other. We always had a light jab for each other. One of our stock lines used to be There's nothing I wouldn't do for Bing, and there's nothing he wouldn't do for me. And that's the way we go through life - doing nothing for each other!
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You know what a fan letter is - it's just an inky raspberry.
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A very, very religious man. Every time I eat a peanut, I feel immortal.
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