--- title: "8 Dirty Quotes By Mike Rowe" description: "8 Dirty quotes by Mike Rowe. Plus more from Mike Rowe and more Dirty sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/264/mike-rowe-9504_authenticity_it-s-funny-it-s-a-real-balancing-act-in_616122.jpg" --- > [It's funny; it's a real balancing act. In TV, everybody's talking about authenticity. In order to make 'Dirty Jobs' authentic, I really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/it-s-funny-it-s-a-real-balancing-act-in-tv-everybody-s-talking-about/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/264/mike-rowe-9504_authenticity_it-s-funny-it-s-a-real-balancing-act-in_616122.jpg) > [People with dirty jobs are happier than you think. As a group, they're the happiest people I know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/people-with-dirty-jobs-are-happier-than-you-think-as-a-group-they-re/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b70/mike-rowe-9504_dirty_people-with-dirty-jobs-are-happier-than_951397.png) > [We need to tell better stories of men and women who master a trade. We have to stop telling kids to blindly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/we-need-to-tell-better-stories-of-men-and-women-who-master-a-trade-we/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdf/mike-rowe-9504_dirty_we-need-to-tell-better-stories-of-men-an_1317066.jpg) > ['Dirty Jobs' is a fun, simple little show with huge themes under it. For me, it's penance, it's redemption, it's a sweaty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/dirty-jobs-is-a-fun-simple-little-show-with-huge-themes-under-it-for/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/683/mike-rowe-9504_dirty_dirty-jobs-is-a-fun-simple-little-show-w_1694590.png) > [Dirt used to be a badge of honor. Dirt used to look like work. But we've scrubbed the dirt off the face…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/dirt-used-to-be-a-badge-of-honor-dirt-used-to-look-like-work-but-we/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27f/mike-rowe-9504_badges_dirt-used-to-be-a-badge-of-honor-dirt-us_1785257.png) > [I can say the willingness to get dirty has always defined us as an nation, and it's a hallmark of hard work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/i-can-say-the-willingness-to-get-dirty-has-always-defined-us-as-an/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b33/mike-rowe-9504_defined_i-can-say-the-willingness-to-get-dirty-h_2138104.jpg) > ['Dirty Jobs' is maybe the simplest show in the history of TV, with the possible exception of 'The Gong Show'. I go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/dirty-jobs-is-maybe-the-simplest-show-in-the-history-of-tv-with-the/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe5/mike-rowe-9504_around_dirty-jobs-is-maybe-the-simplest-show-in_2258262.jpg) > [The thing that makes 'Dirty Jobs' different is that it's one of the few shows that portrays work in a way that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/the-thing-that-makes-dirty-jobs-different-is-that-it-s-one-of-the-few/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/359/mike-rowe-9504_different_the-thing-that-makes-dirty-jobs-differen_2671508.png) ## Other authors on Dirty ## 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/dirty/mike-rowe/#itemlist", "name": "8 Dirty Quotes By Mike Rowe", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's funny; it's a real balancing act. In TV, everybody's talking about authenticity. In order to make 'Dirty Jobs' authentic, I really can't be overly informed. 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