My mother passed away a couple of years ago at the age of 95, so, if I have a majority of her genes, I should be okay for a while. Alex Trebek More Quotes by Alex Trebek More Quotes From Alex Trebek Don't tell me what you believe in. I'll observe how you behave and I will make my own determination. Alex Trebek behave determination believe The secret to happiness, of course, is not getting what you want; it's wanting what you get. Alex Trebek getting-what-you-want courses secret It's very important in life to know when to shut up. You should not be afraid of silence. Alex Trebek silence important inspirational Have you ever met a successful person who wasn't restless- who was satisfied with where he or she was in life? They want new challenges. They want to get up and go...and that's one of the reasons they're successful. Alex Trebek successful challenges want 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. Alex Trebek cant-change life-is past Please phrase your answer in the form of a question. Alex Trebek phrases form answers 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. Alex Trebek california oil college Learning something new is fun. Alex Trebek learning-something-new something-new fun I'm curious about everything - even things that don't interest me. Alex Trebek curious interest I tried to do my best impression of The Jonas Brothers, but no matter how hard I tried I ended up looking cool! Alex Trebek impression brother matter Merv Griffin, who developed Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, had a great line once. I used to personally answer all the mail that came in to Jeopardy! whether it was favorable or unfavorable, and Merv said, You know how I handle the nasty mail? I said no. He just grabbed it and folded it up and crunched it up and threw it in the wastebasket. He said, I don't bother with it. Alex Trebek lines mail answers My dad drank pretty heavily, and he never missed a day of work in his life. So I never looked at drinking as a serious problem, but drugs to me are a serious problem. I think it's a generational thing. I think older people don't feel as uncomfortable around drinkers as they do around dopers. Alex Trebek dad drinking thinking Saying that I've THOUGHT about it doesn't mean that I'm DOING it. Alex Trebek mean If you can't be in awe of Mother Nature, there's something wrong with you. Alex Trebek nature mother fear I had only been a citizen for two weeks when I received a summons to appear for jury duty! Alex Trebek week citizens two 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! Alex Trebek senior college years 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. Alex Trebek nice stars jobs I did everything - I did newscasts, I did sports, I did dramas. Alex Trebek sports drama I don't gamble, because winning a hundred dollars doesn't give me great pleasure. But losing a hundred dollars pisses me off. Alex Trebek sunset gambling winning My musical development stopped when Frank Sinatra died. Alex Trebek frank musical development
