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Bob Hope Quotes

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Memorable Quotes from Bob Hope

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Feeling Trapped in a Fishy Situation
Ace Lannigan I need some air.
Josh Mallon V The night air is bad for you junior, back in the net.
Ace Lannigan Yeah, now I know how a salmon feels.
Unpacking a Short Contract Guarantee
Hot Lips Barton Look at this contract we signed for five months - two weeks guarantee!
Fear of Empty Houses in Conversation
Cicily Don't big empty houses scare you?
Wally Campbell Not me, I used to be in ].
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Misadventures in Medical Assistance
Harry Turner Don't I always get you the best medical attention available?
Chester Babcock Yeah, like that doctor you got me in Bombay last month.
Harry Turner How was I going to know he was an elephant doctor?
Chester Babcock You should have known by the size of his thermometer.
Harry Turner Yes, was a bit large.
Chester Babcock When he shook it, I was still on it.
Suspicion and Trust Among Partners
Chester Babcock You are under grave suspicion. Your partner suspects you of dishonesty." Here, it's for you.
[cracks open a fortune cookie and reads; passing it to Harry]
Marriage Perspectives in a Changing World
Josh Mallon V If the world was run right, only women'd get married.
Ace Lannigan Yeah. Hey, could they do that?
A Humorous Exchange on Cowardice
Scat Sweeney Are you admitting you're a dirty coward?
Hot Lips Barton No, a clean one!
A Humorous Take on Spirits and Ice
Miss Lu There are spirits all around you.
Wally Campbell Well, could you put some in a glass with a little ice? I need it badly.
Questioning Mount Baldy's Involvement
Hot Lips Barton How did Mount Baldy get into this?
[looking at Tor Johnson]
A Playful Remark on Facial Hair
Ace Lannigan Is that your mustache? Tell me, does your chest ever get jealous of your upper lip? Ah, a might pretty thing. A mighty pretty thing.
Questioning Life and Death Perceptions
Chester Hooton Am I dead?
Duke Johnson I can't tell, you always look that way.
Harold's Remark on Como's Nature
Harold Gridley Why, you collapsible Como, you...
[to George]
Reincarnation and Politics in a Spooky Setting
Cicily It's awful spooky down here. Do you believe in reincarnation?
Wally Campbell Huh?
Cicily You know... that dead people come back?
Wally Campbell You mean like the Republicans?
Road to Bali - Dialogue 4
George Cochran What's that?
Harold Gridley Oh, that's ]. He can't stand it.
[[Errol Flynn]
A Solution for Unclaimed Lather
Colonna HEY! WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH ALL THIS LATHER?
Ace Lannigan Keep it for thirty days. If nobody claims it, brother it's yours!
A Darkly Humorous Take on Deceit
Wally Campbell He was so crooked that when he died they had to screw him into the ground.
[on the deceased]
Understanding Relationships and Perceptions of Age
Harry Turner An hour ago she flipped over me. I don't dig it.
Chester Babcock Well, that's understandable. An impressionable young thing falls for an elderly fellow. She probably thought you were a father figure.
Harry Turner Father figure?
Chester Babcock Yes, then she took another look and found out you had your father's figure.
Finding True Friends in Difficult Situations
Indian Neurologist Oh, nothing to worry about. If he should give you a nip, it's very simple. All you do is to get hold of your bowie knife like this, make a cut on here, suck out the poison and spit it away. Very simple.
[about a cobra]
Chester Babcock Yeah, but what if he bites me in a place I can't reach?
Indian Neurologist That is when you find out who your real friends are.
Deception and Vulnerability in Relationships
Ace Lannigan Your engagement? Why you double-crossin', moonstruck pushover. Gloria hits you with a little billin and cooin and - bang - you're a dead pigeon, huh?
Threat of danger from hoodlums on boat
Chester Hooton If those hoodlums ever get off that boat, we'll be smiling ear to ear... with our throats!
A Pact Against Women
Ace Lannigan We've got to agree on something right now. No more women! No women of any kind, size, shape or color.
Josh Mallon V Not even midgets!
Ace Lannigan Why, if either of us looks at anything in a skirt, the other can clip his ears off and stuff em down his throat.
Josh Mallon V And I hope you choke.
A Sudden Plea for Assistance
Hot Lips Barton Help! Help! You know, this picture could end right here.
[Hanging off the high wire; Aside to camera]
Hot Lips Questions Superman's Legal Intentions
Hot Lips Barton Do you think Superman will sue?
[appearing in gaudy circus tights]
Zombie Metaphor and Political Commentary
Geoff Montgomery It's worse than horrible because a zombie has no will of his own. You see them sometimes walking around blindly with dead eyes, following orders, not knowing what they do, not caring.
Larry Lawrence You mean like Democrats?
Skepticism about Danger in Friendship
Harry Turner Chester, I give you my solemn word. This time it's not dangerous.
Chester Babcock Not dangerous?
Harry Turner No.
Chester Babcock That's what cha said when you shot me out of a cannon, when you dropped me in a tank with an octopus, when you had me wrestle a gorilla. It's not dangerous! I'm not going'. I'm through. I've had it. So forget it, Charlie!
Dividing Time Among Friends
Diane There must be some sensible solution to this problem.
Harry Turner Well, of course there is. Two fellas, one girl. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, you come to my house.
Chester Babcock Yeah. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, my house.
Diane What about Sunday?
Chester Babcock Everybody rests.
A Debate on Loyalty and Gender
Diane Mr. Babcock, if you leave now, you'll be running out on your fellow man.
Chester Babcock That still leaves my fellow women.
Road to Bali - Harold Gridley
Harold Gridley He's gonna sing, folks. Now's the time to go out and get the popcorn.
The Value of Experience in Learning
Duke Johnson Experience is the best teacher.
Chester Hooton Oh, experience is the best teacher, huh?
Duke Johnson Naturally, and I'm a Ph.D.
Chester Hooton Yeah, a pin-headed dope.
Fear of Death, Not Dying
Chester Hooton Yeah? Well, I ain't afraid to die. I just hate being killed, that's all.
A Moment of Self-Admiration and Ambition
Ace Lannigan I just want you to stand there and admire me for a while. I just got an idea that's gonna make us a fortune. I don't know how I do it.
Political Jokes Amidst a Life-and-Death Situation
Ace Lannigan Hey, he's still alive!
[wrestling with a just caught marlin]
Josh Mallon V He won't give up!
Ace Lannigan He must be a Republican.
Unexpected News During a Ghost Encounter
Francisco Mederes He wasn't playing. That was the real ghost!
Larry Lawrence Now we have something to worry about on our honeymoon.
Mary Carter Our what?
Larry Lawrence Our honeymoon. Didn't I tell ya?
Mary Carter No, but I'd like to hear about it.
Larry Lawrence You would?
Curiosity and Humor About Local Culture
George Cochran I wonder what the locals are like?
Princess Lala I hope they're not cannibals or headhunters!
Harold Gridley I hope they're orange pickers, I want to get out of this tree!
George Cochran Oh, stop squawking, you'll fall off when you're ripe!
A Will's Exclusion Sparks Unequal Cheer
Harry Turner Happy landings, buster!
Chester Babcock I don't know what you're so happy about. You're not mentioned in my will.
Caution Against Misunderstanding Intelligence
Harry Turner You got a mind like a sponge.
Chester Babcock Yeah, don't get any ideas about squeezing it, either.
Cold Comparisons Between Ice Types
Chester Hooton Everything is cold! My nose is an iceberg.
Duke Johnson Iceberg? That's a glacier.
Reflections on Fear and Self-Perception
Duke Johnson Can't you suppress it somehow?
Chester Hooton Frighten me.
Duke Johnson I can't, I haven't got a mirror.
A Reunion Sparks Confidence in Action
Diane Are you sure you've done this sort of thing before?
Chester Babcock Well, I MUST have. When do we start?
Diane Right now. Darling, it's so wonderful to see you again. You've got it.
[suddenly shouting; She slips him an envelope as she kisses him]
Chester Babcock I know it.
Diane Don't lose it.
Chester Babcock Don't worry.
Diane I'll see you at the hotel.
Chester Babcock Pull the shades and lock the door.
Diane One final thing.
Chester Babcock Yes?
Diane In case I'm late, you go ahead without me.
Musicians Reject Conventional Work in Rio
Cardoso You phoneys! You'll never work in Rio again!
Hot Lips Barton Who wants to work? We're musicians!
Uncertainty and Action Amidst the Unknown
Harry Turner Who's that?
[hands Chester a hand mirror]
Chester Babcock I don't know, but gimme a stick and I'll kill it.
[seeing his reflection]
Island Paradise and Its Allure
Ken Arok You will love Vaatu. It is an island paradise.
Harold Gridley Girls, huh?
Ken Arok Could it be paradise without girls?
Consequences of Ignoring Our Films
Hot Lips Barton That's what they get for not seeing our pictures!
[Knocking the bad guys unconscious with the pattycake routine]
Avoiding Politics in Conversation
Sal Van Hoyden Don't be facetious!
Chester Hooton Oh, keep politics out of this!
[confused]
Confusion and Frustration in Unexpected Moments
Lucia Maria de Andrade I don't know what came over me! I found myself saying things, and I didn't know why I was saying them.
Hot Lips Barton Look, why don't you just run for Congress and leave us alone?
Road to Bali - Dialogue 6
Princess Lala Do you always fight over girls?
Harold Gridley Well, what else can we fight over? We've never had any money. That's for Washington!
[Looking straight into the camera]
Confusion Between Baby and Bogie
Scat Sweeney Baby?!
Hot Lips Barton Baby? Seems more like Bogie!
Inquiry About Applying Something Unusual
Hot Lips Barton How'd you put that on - with a spraygun?
[Staring at Lucia's very tight gown]
Reflections on Employment History
Harold Gridley Say, I haven't looked for work since I was night watchmen at Vassar.
Cold Cards and Unexpected Destinations
Duke Johnson Chester, you'd better face it - the cards say "Alaska!
Chester Hooton No wonder - it's a cold deck!
Gossip Among Friends in Bali
Harold Gridley Say, Haggis!
George Cochran What is it, MacBaggis?
Harold Gridley Have you heard the latest about MacTavish?
George Cochran What's he done now?
Harold Gridley I heard he's living on the roof!
George Cochran Why would he be living on the roof?
Harold Gridley Because he heard someone say, "Drinks are on the house!
Navigating Complications in Relationships
Harold Gridley Hey! What are you gonna do with TWO girls?
George Cochran That's...um...MY problem....
Cultural Dress and Assumptions in Bali
Harold Gridley Is that the way all the natives dress on your island?
Male Native Nods
Harold Gridley Really? George, do you suppose...
George Cochran Not a chance.
Harold Gridley Stick around folks, he could be wrong you know.
Platinum Blonde on a White Horse
Ace Lannigan Look at that! Just like a platinum blonde riding a white horse through a flock of swans.
Assessing the Threat of Unfriendly Killers
Harry Turner Those guys mean business. They're killers, murders.
Chester Babcock Besides that, they're unfriendly.
A Race Against Time and Surveillance
Diane Do you think we're being watched?
[whispers]
Chester Babcock Definitely.
[noticing Harry staring at them from the bar]
Diane Oh, then we'll have to hurry.
Chester Babcock Have we got time?
Diane If you work fast.
Chester Babcock I'll do my best.
Diane Good. Now, I've got the room ready at the hotel.
Chester Babcock Good.
Diane I've made all the arrangements.
Chester Babcock Fine.
Diane The shades are all drawn.
Chester Babcock Very sensible.
Diane And we can lock the door from the inside.
Chester Babcock Oh, good. I'd hate to get a crowd until I get the hang of it.
A Playful Exchange of Insults
Scat Sweeney Swine!
Hot Lips Barton Pig!
Scat Sweeney That's the same as swine.
Hot Lips Barton All right. Ham!