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All Quotes by author - Alex Trebek

" Don't minimize the importance of luck in determining life's course. "

" Don't tell me what you believe in. I'll observe how you behave and I will make my own determination. "

" I believe the 'Jeopardy!' test is more difficult than being a contestant on the program. "

" I did everything - I did newscasts, I did sports, I did dramas. "

" I don't gamble, because winning a hundred dollars doesn't give me great pleasure. But losing a hundred dollars pisses me off. "

" I don't spend any time whatsoever thinking about what might have been. "

" If you can't be in awe of Mother Nature, there's something wrong with you. "

" I'm curious about everything. Even subjects that don't interest me. "

" I think what makes 'Jeopardy!' special is that, among all the quiz and game shows out there, ours tends to encourage learning. "

" It's very important in life to know when to shut up. You should not be afraid of silence. "

" Learning something new is fun. "

" Maybe I'll take a little better care of myself, but I wouldn't count on it. "

" My heart seems to heal, so that speaks well for my future. "

" My job is to provide the atmosphere and assistance to the contestants to get them to perform at their very best. And if I'm successful doing that, I will be perceived as a nice guy, and the audience will think of me as being a bit of a star. "

" My life has been a quest for knowledge and understanding, and I am nowhere near having achieved that. And it doesn't bother me in the least. I will die without having come up with the answers to many things in life. "

" My life is what it is, and I can't change it. I can change the future, but I can't do anything about the past. "

" My musical development stopped when Frank Sinatra died. "

" Originally, I think, I wanted to be an actor. But I got into broadcasting by accident, if you will, because I needed money to pay for my college education. I applied for a summer announcing job at a couple of radio stations. "

" People say, 'You look to be in great shape for your age,' and I guess I am. "

" Sex? Unfortunately, as you get older - and I shouldn't admit this - there are other things that become more important in your daily life. "

" Take your job seriously, but don't take yourself too seriously. "

" The only reason I got into broadcasting was, I needed money to pay for my junior and senior years at college, and they hired me, those fools! "

" We are all experts in our own little niches. "

" When I finish as the host of 'Jeopardy!' I'm going to go up to Taft in central California. They have a small college there that teaches you about oil drilling. "

" When you're in your 30s and actively pursuing a career and a home life, a wife and children, you're busy doing as opposed to busy thinking. As you get older, even as you don't have as much time, I think you tend to think more and reflect more on what is happening in your own life. "

" You should never wear a baseball cap when working in close quarters in the attic: You never see that beam above you! "

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