Bob Hope

"I never knew what happiness was until I married, and then it was too late."

"Give me a stage and I'm happy; give me a purpose and I'm fulfilled."

"Time flies when you're having fun, but it drags when you're not."

"The beauty of retirement is you get to do what you want, when you want."

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, but they'll remember how you made them feel."

"My wife wanted me to take up golf, so I could spend more time with her... on the course."

"Success is not the destination, it's the journey of getting there."

"Laughter is the best medicine, and I've built my life on it."

"The worst day of my life is better than the best day someone else wishes they had."

"I believe in working hard and playing harder."

"Adventure awaits those who are brave enough to seek it."

"Fear is just the first step toward courage."

"In life, timing is everything—in comedy and in everything else."

"I've never met a person I didn't like, except when they asked me to work for free."

"The power of a smile can change someone's entire day."

"Money isn't everything, but it sure helps you enjoy the things that are."

"Imagination is more valuable than knowledge."

"I stayed busy because the moment you stop, age catches up with you."

"True friendship is when someone knows your worst and still loves you."

"The key to a long life is never retire from doing what you love."

"I learned my craft in vaudeville, where you either made them laugh or went hungry."

"Change is inevitable, but growth is optional."

"Hope is what keeps you going when everything else tells you to stop."

"Patience is a virtue I never quite mastered, but I appreciated in others."

"Beauty fades, but humor lasts forever."

"I've always believed that hard work beats talent when talent isn't working."

"The moment you stop learning is the moment you start dying."

"Leadership is not about being in charge; it's about taking care of those in your charge."

"Dreams don't work unless you do."

"I'm proof that you can work well into your later years and still have fun."