Bob Hope

"I've found that the best medicine for a bad day is a good laugh with a friend."

"The key to understanding people is to listen more than you speak."

"I believe in leaving the world a little better than I found it."

"Peace comes not from the absence of conflict, but from how we handle it."

"Nature has a way of putting things in perspective."

"Art is the expression of the soul in visible form."

"Science gives us the tools, but wisdom tells us how to use them."

"I've learned that education is not just about books; it's about life experience."

"Knowledge without wisdom is like a ship without a rudder."

"Time waits for no one, so make every second count."

"Truth may hurt, but lies destroy."

"Freedom is not free; it must be earned and protected."

"Every person has the potential to do great things."

"I've never met a problem that couldn't be solved with a little humor and a lot of heart."

"I've always been interested in people, but I've never liked them very much."

"A day without laughter is a day wasted."

"I do my best work when I'm not thinking about it."

"The secret to my success is that I bit off more than I could chew and chewed as fast as I could."

"Thanks for the memories, even though they weren't so good."

"Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle."

"I grew up in vaudeville, and that taught me everything about timing and understanding an audience."

"You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake."

"I'd rather be a failure at something I enjoy than a success at something I hate."

"Life is like a box of cigars—you never know what you're going to get."

"The most important thing in life is not what you have, but who you have."

"Age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind."

"Comedy is what happens when you're busy making other plans."

"I've worked so hard to get where I am, I'm not about to stop now."

"The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces."

"When you stop learning, you stop growing."