“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...”
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“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...”
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“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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“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!”
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“I believe the 'Jeopardy!' test is more difficult than being a contestant on the program.”
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“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...”
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“I go through these cycles where I read a lot and then watch TV a lot.”
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“Sex? Unfortunately, as you get older - and I shouldn't admit this - there are other things that become more important in your daily life.”
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“I would have loved to have a role in the HBO series 'Deadwood.' It was Shakespeare in the Old West.”
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“Don't minimize the importance of luck in determining life's course.”
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“I did everything - I did newscasts, I did sports, I did dramas.”
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“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.”
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“My musical development stopped when Frank Sinatra died.”
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“I don't gamble, because winning a hundred dollars doesn't give me great pleasure. But losing a hundred dollars pisses me off.”
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“I think what makes 'Jeopardy!' special is that, among all the quiz and game shows out there, ours tends to encourage learning.”
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“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 t...”
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“'Music Hop' in 1963 was my first hosting job of a variety program.”
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“If you can't be in awe of Mother Nature, there's something wrong with you.”
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“We are all experts in our own little niches.”
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“It's very important in life to know when to shut up. You should not be afraid of silence.”
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“I have an Apple computer, which I use to play Spider Solitaire and do research on the Internet.”
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