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

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

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

It's very important in life to know when to shut up. You should not be afraid of silence.

We are all experts in our own little niches.

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.

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

If you can't be in awe of Mother Nature, there's something wrong with you.

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

Learning something new is fun.

I'm curious about everything - even things that don't interest me.

True wilderness is where you keep it, and real wilderness experience cannot be a sedentary one; you have to seek it out not seated, but afoot.

It's our flaws who make us who we are.

It is more or less rude to scorn indiscriminately all kinds of praise; we ought to be proud of that which comes from honest men, who praise sincerely those things in us which are really commendable.

The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.

I was born lazy. I am no lazier now than I was forty years ago, but that is because I reached the limit forty years ago. You can't go beyond possibility.

By its very looseness, by its way of evoking rather than defining, suggesting rather than saying, English is a magnificent vehicle for emotional poetry.

We are not spared death, but the power of death has been defeated. The grip of sin has been loosed. We are invited to share the victory, to follow the path of God back to life.

While I find that I can keep my nose out of other people's business, I do have a curiosity as to their non-business activities.

The secret of living is to find people who will pay you money to do what YOU would pay to do if you had the money.

One thing I learned is that the mind, rather than being the master, should be the servant of the heart.