Alex Trebek Quotes
I want to thank myself. Forty-five years ago, I graduated from the University of Ottawa and had a few career opportunities available, but I chose television and I've never, ever regretted that decision.
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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We do high heels, and people know us for that, but the idea of wearing a flat from day to night feels special.
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Nashville is one of the greatest places for the best songwriters in the world. It's been fantastic to live there and to raise our family there. It's a great town.
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I would see anything by Antony Gormley.
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To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of canonization.
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Once you understand that listeners want to be challenged, then you also understand that you can't take shortcuts.
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I'm not sensitive, I'm not a weepy person.
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Vampires and teens have a lot in common. Teens have surging hormones, vampires have surging blood lust. Teenagers think they're immortal.
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Yep, my body is doing good and everything feels good and I'm ready.
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What is more important, the reality or the perception? I am perceived to be an important designer. It's enough for me.
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There's a lot of interviews now where nobody seems to talk about anything. Like it's illegal. But it can be fun if you stay involved. Like most conversations.
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Only the consciousness of a purpose that is mightier than any man and worthy of all men can fortify and inspirit and compose the souls of men.
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If my daughter has a bad dream and wants to get into my bed, I'm a sucker for her sweet face and warm body next to mine, so I let her jump in. I should tell her to go to bed, but secretly I love it.
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Under the all-encompassing aid system, too many places in Africa continue to flounder under inept, corrupt and despotic regimes who spend their time courting and catering to the demands of the army of aid organizations.
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If rock-and-roll is well done, there's nothing so terribly wrong with that kind of music. But the lyrics are another story.
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Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
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If I could play drums like Patrick Carney or Taylor Hawkins, I'd be a really happy person.
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Maybe one of the only things I do well: I cook like a maniac! I would be a chef if I weren't an actor.
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People have always searched for answers. That's why we have religion; people have always been seeking some relief from their own mortality.
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How do you actually green the supply chain is a challenge. The easier part is to do what we do; the difficult part is to get all your clients to long process will take time.
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There's not many firsts in my career, as I have been a part of many tournaments and fortunate enough to win many.
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It's never a matter of career decisions. I don't think in those terms. What matters is whether a role is interesting, if I will enjoy playing it, and if I'm confident I can do a good job.
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The sad news is, nobody owes you a career. Your career is literally your business. You own it as a sole proprietor. You have one employee: yourself. You need to accept ownership of your career, your skills and the timing of your moves.
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I want to thank myself. Forty-five years ago, I graduated from the University of Ottawa and had a few career opportunities available, but I chose television and I've never, ever regretted that decision.
