7 Quotes & Sayings By Ken Jennings

Ken Jennings is the author of the New York Times–bestseller "Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs." He is a two-time Jeopardy! champion, a two-time winner of "America's Smartest Person" and a three-time winner of the National Quiz Tournament. He has appeared on television nationally and internationally to discuss his book and spread his message about how to make smarter choices in life. He currently hosts a weekly podcast called "Braindroppings" with fellow Jeopardy! champion Brad Rutter. In 2012, Ken was named by Time as one of history's 100 most influential people Read more

In 2013, he was awarded the rank of Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters by France's minister of culture and communication.

What are those bulb things you're slicing?
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What are those bulb things you're slicing?"" You've never seen fennel? It looks like celery and tastes like licorice. Ken Jennings
I pick up Dylan. He certainly takes after his father:...
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I pick up Dylan. He certainly takes after his father: about three-quarters of his body weight seems to be head, and three-quarters of that is ears. Ken Jennings
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The decline of geography in academia is easy to understand: we live in an age of ever-increasing specialization, and geography is a generalist's discipline. Imagine the poor geographer trying to explain to someone at a campus cocktail party (or even to an unsympathetic adminitrator) exactly what it is he or she studies. "Geography is Greek for 'writing about the earth.' We study the Earth.""Right, like geologists."" Well, yes, but we're interested in the whole world, not just the rocky bits. Geographers also study oceans, lakes, the water cycle.."" So, it's like oceanography or hydrology."" And the atmosphere."" Meteorology, climatology.."" It's broader than just physical geography. We're also interested in how humans relate to their planet."" How is that different from ecology or environmental science?"" Well, it encompasses them. Aspects of them. But we also study the social and economic and cultural and geopolitical sides of--"" Sociology, economics, cultural studies, poli sci."" Some geographers specialize in different world regions."" Ah, right, we have Asian and African and Latin American studies programs here. But I didn't know they were part of the geography department."" They're not."( Long pause.)" So, uh, what is it that do study then? . Ken Jennings
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During the whole 'Jeopardy' experience, I felt like I was living a bit of a double life, I would be secretly flying out to L.A. to tape new shows, hoping that none of my coworkers would notice the absence and figure out what was going on. 'Jeopardy' tries very hard to keep their secrets. Ken Jennings
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If I start outsourcing all my navigation to a little talking box in my car, I'm sort of screwed. I'm going to lose my car in the parking lot every single time. Ken Jennings