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Revelation #1: Alex Trebek swears.
Using Dad’s Ford, I had to drive ninety miles to go get her and ninety miles back.
when men want to they will 😭
“Alex, you’ve had a good year. Do me a favor. Never lose your love of life.” I was just torn apart by that line. Because somebody had finally recognized what I thought I was about.
I am also torn apart by this line
Messing up on live TV taught me an important lesson about show business: learn to laugh at yourself.
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.
<3 Alex
Mark Twain is still my favorite philosopher. You have to look at philosophy as a way of life, and Twain’s way of life was a very honest, straightforward one in which he respected humanity and cared about people—cared about their suffering. And he certainly was not partial to the oligarchs of the world. We need him today, actually. We could use him.
The first clue selected.
I don’t know why but I feel like it’s very funny that the first ever answer on Jeopardy was rats
What the world needs now is a conscience, in the business community and in politics.
You could replace me as the host of the show with anybody and it would likely be just as popular. Hell, after thirty-six years with me, it might even be more popular.
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