The secret to happiness, of course, is not getting what you want; it's wanting what you get.
Alex TrebekYou should never wear a baseball cap when working in close quarters in the attic: You never see that beam above you!
Alex TrebekMy 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 TrebekMerv 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