Quotes from Alex Trebek

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

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.

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.

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

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

Learning something new is fun.

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

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

I go through these cycles where I read a lot and then watch TV a lot.

I would have loved to have a role in the HBO series 'Deadwood.' It was Shakespeare in the Old West.

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.

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

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

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

I'm curious about everything--even things that don't interest me.

Even if you are learning facts that you are not going to be able to use in your daily life, it enriches you – the fact itself just enriches you as a human being and broadens your outlook on life and makes you a more understanding and better person.

A good education and a kind heart will serve you well throughout your entire life.

the longer I've lived with cancer, the more my definition of toughness has changed. I used to think not crying meant you were tough. Now I think crying means you're tough. It means you're strong enough to be honest and vulnerable. It means you're not pretending. And not pretending, being able to let your guard down and show people how you truly feel and admit that you're a wuss, is one of the toughest things a person can do.

Don't worry about it. Just look ahead to the next question. You didn't get here by accident. You passed the test. You deserve to be here. These categories maybe don't line up with your areas of expertise. But you're bright. Keep your head up. Move forward. Keep going.

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

But don't get me wrong...driving a truck doesn't make me a redneck. I don't have a gun rack in it. I have a wine rack.

I just enjoy the moment I'm in. For me, life is a whole experience, not just a series of isolated moments. It's like submerging yourself into a warm bath rather than sticking your toe under the faucet. It's the totality of life

I don't like to use the words batting or fighting when talking about cancer. It suggests that there are only two outcomes: winning and losing. If you don't get well, then you are a loser. If you have decided to stop treatment, you are giving up. That's nonsense....It is not a fair fight. Not even close. It is simple biology. You get treatment and you get better. Or you don't. And neither outcome is an indication of your strength as a person.

most of the great accomplishments of the world have not been made by people who were certain.