I come from a blue collar family, but my personal life isn't. I didn't get the gene that my grandfather had in spades. He was a local hero. Built the church that I went to. Built the house I grew… — Mike Rowe Copy Share Image
The flaw in our character is our insistence on separating blue-collar jobs from white-collar jobs, and encouraging one form of education over another. — Mike Rowe Copy Share Image
Happiness does not come from a job. It comes from knowing what you truly value, and behaving in a way that’s consistent with those… — Mike Rowe Copy Share
I wouldn't wish any specific thing for any specific person - it's none of my business. But the idea that a four-year degree is… — Mike Rowe Copy Share
In a very general way, our society has fallen out of love with the skilled trades. Part of the problem is a myriad of… — Mike Rowe Copy Share
The skills gap is a reflection of what we value. To close the gap, we need to change the way the country feels about… — Mike Rowe Copy Share
Happiness comes from knowing what you truly value, and behaving in a way that's consistent with those beliefs. — Mike Rowe Copy Share
My mothers dad dropped out of the eighth grade to work. He had to. By the time he was 30, he was a master… — Mike Rowe Copy Share
Every bad joke, every endorsement deal, all of the things that a typical host would normally get creamed for, people don't mind, because they… — Mike Rowe Copy Share
Some jobs pay better, some jobs smell better, and some jobs have no business being treated like careers. But work is never the enemy,… — Mike Rowe Copy Share
I rarely do anything on the show by myself. I dont want it to be about me. Squatting in the sewer in San Francisco,… — Mike Rowe Copy Share
At the risk of being glib, I would say if you really want to make America great again, you have to make work cool… — Mike Rowe Copy Share
The one thing that TV is bad at doing is preaching. There are two extremes, you either turn the people into a punchline or… — Mike Rowe Copy Share
What you do, who you’re with, and how you feel about the world around you, is completely up to you. — Mike Rowe Copy Share
