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Entertainment Quote by Bob Hope

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“Golf is my real profession. Entertainment is just a sideline. I tell jokes to pay my greens fees.”

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I ruined my hands in the ring. The referee kept stepping on them.

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I grew up with six brothers. That's how I learned to dance - waiting for the bathroom.

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Having so many gold courses so close together was ideal for me. With my slice I could enjoy three or four golf courses at…

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Timing is the essence of life, and definitely of comedy.

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That's life. The older you get, the tougher it is to score.

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Contrary to what certain comedians have led you to believe, the national French pastime is picnicking.

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She spoke perfect English, which led to considerable trouble. She couldn't understand us at all.

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My father told me all about the birds and the bees, the liar - I went steady with a woodpecker till I was twenty…

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I need money. I have a staff of 30, and four houses, never mind the government, to support.

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Tokyo cab drivers are all ex-kamikaze pilots.

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Go figure a crazy, mixed-up country where ballet outsells boxing. I wouldn't be surprised if their wrestling was on the level.

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Entertainment is a sacred pursuit when done well. When done well, it raises the quality of human life.

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Some shows just go away - and that's fine. They serve their purpose and their entertainment value, but there are shows that touch people…

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You will see a 3-D movie in a movie theater for the shared experience of it - or for a date, and so on.…

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The fog of illusion, the fog of confusion is hanging all over the world.

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I know my hair is out of the '60's, my clothes are '50's and the shoes I wear are from the '40's. But I…

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It concerns me when people frame the conversation about equal pay about the entertainment business. I don't want the wage gap issue to be…

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For me, there's cinema, which I love and would fight for, and then there's also entertainment, and I see them as very, very different.…

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My father's a taxi driver. Working in entertainment, is not a part of the culture. It's something you try to do before you become…

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If the idea of having to change ourselves makes us uncomfortable, we can remain as we are. We can choose rest over labour, entertainment…

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(in the film "That's Entertainment!" - 1974) Thank God for film, it can capture a moment and hold it there forever. If anyone ever…

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I know when I'm not dancing, and I go home, I usually work with my dad, who's an electrician. So I do stuff like…

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