Quotes from Alex Trebek

singer you did really well. You saved the number." The director said the same thing at the end of the show. "You did a great job," he told me. To which I replied: "Mr. Voice has sung his last song." Messing up on live TV taught me an important lesson about show business: learn to laugh at yourself.

What the world needs now is a conscience.

I think more people should include silliness as part of their daily routines.

There's nothing wrong with a man shedding a tear.

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 your bright. Keep your head up. Move forward. Keep going.

There is nothing worse than deluding yourself and trying to make yourself out to be somebody you're not--somebody you're not comfortable being.

Keep your head up. Move forward. Keep going.

Yet I still believe in the will to live. I believe in positivity. I believe in optimism. I believe in hope, and I certainly believe in the power of prayer.

Nineteen of the hottest years on earth have occurred since 2001. These are facts, not fiction. For people to deny global warming is beyond me. The planet is in trouble. It didn't happen overnight. It's taken 150 years to get to where we are today. So, we're not going to remedy this problem in a year or two. But we have to do something about it.

learn to laugh at yourself.

What the world needs now is love, sweet love / It's the only thing that there's just too little of.

That's unfortunate. Because most of the great accomplishments of the world have not been made by people who were certain. The accomplishments have come about as a result of people who had doubts. I don't know if this is going to work. I don't know how to solve this problem. And then they work on it. As opposed to, Well, this is the way to solve the problem.

When you are part of a group, then you have a common purpose. A common goal. Your resolve is increased and you can do marvelous, marvelous things together that would not be possible if you were left to your own devices. It's okay to think Rambo is great. But Rambo with a dozen other Rambos can accomplish tremendous things.

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.

If you're able to, you should share your experiences so that people out there can say, "I'm not alone. There's somebody else going through the same thing, and they're bearing up well. Maybe I can also." If that's a way for you to inspire people, then there is a lot of merit in that.

Courage is a conscious decision. You do it in a dangerous situation, when you have a choice.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

The secret to happiness, of course, is not getting what you want; it's wanting what you get.

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!