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“My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?”
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“When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things - not the great occasions - give off the greatest glow of happiness.”
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“You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.”
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“People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy.”
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“I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful.”
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“When she started to play, Steinway came down personally and rubbed his name off the piano. ”
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“A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it.”
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“If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.”
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“She said she was approaching forty, and I couldn't help wondering from what direction. ”
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“I grew up with six brothers. That's how I learned how to dance- waiting for the bathroom.”
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“A James Cagney love scene is one where he lets the other guy live.”
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“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.”
― THE ROAD TO HOLLYWOOD~MY FORTY-YEAR LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE MOVIES
― THE ROAD TO HOLLYWOOD~MY FORTY-YEAR LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE MOVIES
“Culture is the ability to describe Jane Russell without moving your hands”
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“A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heart burn? ”
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“I've always been in the right place and time. Of course, I steered myself there.”
― Don't Shoot, It's Only Me: Bob Hope's Comedy History of the United States
― Don't Shoot, It's Only Me: Bob Hope's Comedy History of the United States
“I do benefits for all religions. I'd hate to blow the hereafter on a technicality.”
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“I don't feel old. I don't feel anything till noon. That's when it's time for my nap.”
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“if you were to be loved be loveable”
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“من همراه شش برادرم بزرگ شدم؛ اينطوری بود كه رقص ياد گرفتم: در انتظار خالی شدن توالت.
- باب هوپ / كمدين آمريكايی”
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- باب هوپ / كمدين آمريكايی”
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“Never had so little done so much for so many.”
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“Until you've seen them, you have no conception of their courage.”
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“I made so many B pictures I began to get fan mail from hornets...and for me that was an improvement.”
― They Got Me Covered
― They Got Me Covered
“Instead of taking a quiet nap as I should have been doing, I spent the afternoon in a teeming anthill of cutthroats, pickpockets, and shady characters who'd committed every crime in the book. Including one I couldn't forgive them for - no one asked me for my autograph.”
― I Owe Russia $1200
― I Owe Russia $1200




