Merv 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.

Have you ever met a successful person who wasn't restless- who was satisfied with where he or she was in life? They want new challenges. They want to get up and go...and that's one of the reasons they're successful.

People say, 'You look to be in great shape for your age,' and I guess I am.

My heart seems to heal, so that speaks well for my future.

Don't tell me what you believe in. I'll observe how you behave and I will make my own determination.

Don't minimize the importance of luck in determining life's course.

I had only been a citizen for two weeks when I received a summons to appear for jury duty!

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

I tried to do my best impression of The Jonas Brothers, but no matter how hard I tried I ended up looking cool!

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

When you become a father, you get scared about everything.

Maybe I'll take a little better care of myself, but I wouldn't count on it.

Sex? Unfortunately, as you get older -- and I shouldn't admit this -- there are other things that become more important in your daily life.

'Music Hop' in 1963 was my first hosting job of a variety program.

Learning something new is fun.

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

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

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.

People ask me, How would you do as a contestant on the show? And I tell them I would do fairly well among senior citizens, but against a good thirty-year-old I would have trouble because I cannot recall information as quickly as I used to. You used to say something and I would go, boom, right away, very sharp. Now it's like, Oh, yes, but wait a minute, uh, uh.

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