--- title: "1 Comfort Afflicted Quotes By Mike Rowe" description: "1 Comfort Afflicted quotes by Mike Rowe. Plus more from Mike Rowe and more Comfort Afflicted sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50e/mike-rowe-9504_comfort_for-me-what-s-the-old-expression-comfort_2068028.png" --- > [For me, what's the old expression, 'Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable,' that's really what religion is good at when it is done right. And the truth is, so is television.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/for-me-what-s-the-old-expression-comfort-the-afflicted-and-afflict/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50e/mike-rowe-9504_comfort_for-me-what-s-the-old-expression-comfort_2068028.png) ## More by Mike Rowe > [“Work hard AND smart.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/work-hard-and-smart/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/happiness-does-not-come-from-a-job-it-comes-from-knowing-what-you/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/i-wouldn-t-wish-any-specific-thing-for-any-specific-person-it-s-none/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) > [In a very general way, our society has fallen out of love with the skilled trades. Part of the problem is a myriad of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/in-a-very-general-way-our-society-has-fallen-out-of-love-with-the/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) > [The skills gap is a reflection of what we value.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/the-skills-gap-is-a-reflection-of-what-we-value/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) > [The skills gap is a reflection of what we value. To close the gap, we need to change the way the country feels about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/the-skills-gap-is-a-reflection-of-what-we-value-to-close-the-gap-we/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) > [Anything worth doing hurts a little.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/anything-worth-doing-hurts-a-little/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) > [Happiness comes from knowing what you truly value, and behaving in a way that's consistent with those beliefs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/happiness-comes-from-knowing-what-you-truly-value-and-behaving-in-a/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) > [My mothers dad dropped out of the eighth grade to work. He had to. By the time he was 30, he was a master…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/my-mothers-dad-dropped-out-of-the-eighth-grade-to-work-he-had-to-by/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/every-bad-joke-every-endorsement-deal-all-of-the-things-that-a/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) > [Some jobs pay better, some jobs smell better, and some jobs have no business being treated like careers. But work is never the enemy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/some-jobs-pay-better-some-jobs-smell-better-and-some-jobs-have-no/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) > [I rarely do anything on the show by myself. I dont want it to be about me. Squatting in the sewer in San Francisco,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/i-rarely-do-anything-on-the-show-by-myself-i-dont-want-it-to-be-about/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) > [At the risk of being glib, I would say if you really want to make America great again, you have to make work cool…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/at-the-risk-of-being-glib-i-would-say-if-you-really-want-to-make/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) > [The one thing that TV is bad at doing is preaching. There are two extremes, you either turn the people into a punchline or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/the-one-thing-that-tv-is-bad-at-doing-is-preaching-there-are-two/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) > [What you do, who you’re with, and how you feel about the world around you, is completely up to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/what-you-do-who-you-re-with-and-how-you-feel-about-the-world-around/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comfort-afflicted/mike-rowe/#itemlist", "name": "1 Comfort Afflicted Quotes By Mike Rowe", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For me, what's the old expression, 'Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable,' that's really what religion is good at when it is done right. 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