--- title: "Best Mike Rowe Quotes" description: "Michael Gregory Rowe is an American television host and narrator. He is known for his work on the Discovery Channel series Dirty Jobs and the series Som..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b105/author-mike-rowe-9504.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b105/author-mike-rowe-9504.jpg) # Mike Rowe (1962) Television Presenter **72** quotes in **436** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Mike Rowe is a television presenter, best known for *Policing Beyond Macpherson*. ## Quick Facts About Mike Rowe Born March 18, 1962 Profession Television Presenter Notable works Policing Beyond Macpherson ## About Mike Rowe Michael Gregory Rowe is an American television host and narrator. He is known for his work on the Discovery Channel series Dirty Jobs and the series Somebody's Gotta Do It originally developed for CNN. He hosted a series produced for Facebook called Returning the Favor in which he found people doing good deeds and did something for them in return. He also hosts a podcast titled The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe. ## Quotes by Mike Rowe · Page 2 > [Meaningful work is very different than drudgery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/meaningful-work-is-very-different-than-drudgery/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Deep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deep/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/275/mike-rowe-9504_deep_meaningful-work-is-very-different-than-d_1636260.png) > [The flaw in our character is our insistence on separating blue-collar jobs from white-collar jobs, and encouraging one form of education over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/the-flaw-in-our-character-is-our-insistence-on-separating-blue-collar/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Blue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blue/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90b/mike-rowe-9504_blue_the-flaw-in-our-character-is-our-insiste_752689.png) > [We are lending money we don't have to kids who can't pay it back to train them for jobs that no longer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/we-are-lending-money-we-don-t-have-to-kids-who-can-t-pay-it-back-to/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Jobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/jobs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e59/mike-rowe-9504_jobs_we-are-lending-money-we-don-t-have-to-ki_1037819.png) > [At the risk of being glib, I would say if you really want to make America great again, you have to make…](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/) [Again](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/again/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d44/mike-rowe-9504_again_at-the-risk-of-being-glib-i-would-say-if_371634.jpg) > [There is a lot of stuff we can't control, but it is completely in our power to decide what the definition of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/there-is-a-lot-of-stuff-we-can-t-control-but-it-is-completely-in-our/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Control](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/control/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d44/mike-rowe-9504_control_there-is-a-lot-of-stuff-we-can-t-control_2817126.png) > [I'm not disinterested in the rest of the world, but studies show the rest of the world is really freaking far away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/i-m-not-disinterested-in-the-rest-of-the-world-but-studies-show-the/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Far](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/far/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a0/mike-rowe-9504_far_i-m-not-disinterested-in-the-rest-of-the_2687264.png) > [The skills gap is a reflection of what we value. To close the gap, we need to change the way the country…](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/) [Country](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e3/mike-rowe-9504_country_the-skills-gap-is-a-reflection-of-what-w_159034.png) > [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/) [Dirty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dirty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b70/mike-rowe-9504_dirty_people-with-dirty-jobs-are-happier-than_951397.png) > [Happiness does not come from a job. It comes from knowing what you truly value and behaving in a way that's consistent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/happiness-does-not-come-from-a-job-it-comes-from-knowing-what-you-2/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Belief](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/belief/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a75/mike-rowe-9504_belief_happiness-does-not-come-from-a-job-it-co_2994916.png) > [The search for truth in cyberspace will take you through the wormhole, and there's nothing on the other side but pedants and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/the-search-for-truth-in-cyberspace-will-take-you-through-the-wormhole/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Ambiguity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ambiguity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/281/mike-rowe-9504_ambiguity_the-search-for-truth-in-cyberspace-will_2681896.png) > [People like to cherry-pick the parts of their career that they're either in the midst of or that they're the most proud…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/people-like-to-cherry-pick-the-parts-of-their-career-that-they-re/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Career](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/career/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/649/mike-rowe-9504_career_people-like-to-cherry-pick-the-parts-of_480698.png) > [One of the things that continually surprised people with the kind of shows I do, is that we try and find people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/one-of-the-things-that-continually-surprised-people-with-the-kind-of/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Contentment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/contentment/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/084/mike-rowe-9504_contentment_one-of-the-things-that-continually-surpr_2645488.png) > [Some jobs pay better, some jobs smell better, and some jobs have no business being treated like careers. But work is never…](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/) [Better jobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/better-jobs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8c/mike-rowe-9504_better-jobs_some-jobs-pay-better-some-jobs-smell-bet_359266.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/) [Dirty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dirty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdf/mike-rowe-9504_dirty_we-need-to-tell-better-stories-of-men-an_1317066.jpg) > [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/) [Defined](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/defined/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b33/mike-rowe-9504_defined_i-can-say-the-willingness-to-get-dirty-h_2138104.jpg) > [Passion is too important to be without, but too fickle to be guided by. Which is why I’m more inclined to say,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/passion-is-too-important-to-be-without-but-too-fickle-to-be-guided-by/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Fickle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fickle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1eb/mike-rowe-9504_fickle_passion-is-too-important-to-be-without-b_2775190.jpg) > [It really wasn't until I was 15 or 16 years old that I realized that the church was always there; it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/it-really-wasn-t-until-i-was-15-or-16-years-old-that-i-realized-that/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ef/mike-rowe-9504_always_it-really-wasn-t-until-i-was-15-or-16-ye_2614112.jpg) > [We've waged war on work. We have collectively agreed, stupidly, that work is the enemy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/we-ve-waged-war-on-work-we-have-collectively-agreed-stupidly-that/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Agreed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/agreed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/831/mike-rowe-9504_agreed_we-ve-waged-war-on-work-we-have-collecti_1169982.png) > ['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/) [Dirty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dirty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/683/mike-rowe-9504_dirty_dirty-jobs-is-a-fun-simple-little-show-w_1694590.png) > [If you're trying to raise a son, it gives you a chance to say things like, 'Chop your own wood; it will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/if-you-re-trying-to-raise-a-son-it-gives-you-a-chance-to-say-things/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Chance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88d/mike-rowe-9504_chance_if-you-re-trying-to-raise-a-son-it-gives_1797696.png) > [“So you're saying that after I take a disappointing shower I should get in bed and lay there and weep?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/so-you-re-saying-that-after-i-take-a-disappointing-shower-i-should/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Shower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/shower/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/759/mike-rowe-9504_shower_so-you-re-saying-that-after-i-take-a-dis_1069707.png) > [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/) [Behaving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behaving/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3e/mike-rowe-9504_behaving_happiness-comes-from-knowing-what-you-tr_188595.png) > [You've got a lot of very, very smart people standing by waiting for somebody else to do the work. Not a recipe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/you-ve-got-a-lot-of-very-very-smart-people-standing-by-waiting-for/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/long/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45f/mike-rowe-9504_long_you-ve-got-a-lot-of-very-very-smart-peop_1652283.png) > [I wouldn't wish any specific thing for any specific person - it's none of my business. But the idea that a four-year…](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/) [Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1b/mike-rowe-9504_business_i-wouldn-t-wish-any-specific-thing-for-a_130930.png) > [There's a belief... in the country that we can cure unemployment by creating opportunity. The skills gap proves that opportunity along is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/there-s-a-belief-in-the-country-that-we-can-cure-unemployment-by/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Belief](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/belief/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cd/mike-rowe-9504_belief_there-s-a-belief-in-the-country-that-we_1892245.png) > [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/) [Different](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/different/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/359/mike-rowe-9504_different_the-thing-that-makes-dirty-jobs-differen_2671508.png) > [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/) [Authenticity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/authenticity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/264/mike-rowe-9504_authenticity_it-s-funny-it-s-a-real-balancing-act-in_616122.jpg) > [Most of the things I do brand wise are both missionary and mercenary in their position, and that's really important to me;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/most-of-the-things-i-do-brand-wise-are-both-missionary-and-mercenary/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Brands](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brands/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47c/mike-rowe-9504_brands_most-of-the-things-i-do-brand-wise-are-b_664996.png) > [We need to promote an ethic of work. And there's no way one guy or one company is going to be able…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/we-need-to-promote-an-ethic-of-work-and-there-s-no-way-one-guy-or-one/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Big](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/big/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2f/mike-rowe-9504_big_we-need-to-promote-an-ethic-of-work-and_2274617.png) > [If we are lending money that ostensibly we don't have to kids who have no hope of making it back in order…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/if-we-are-lending-money-that-ostensibly-we-don-t-have-to-kids-who/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Around the bend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/around-the-bend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba5/mike-rowe-9504_around-the-bend_if-we-are-lending-money-that-ostensibly_2073516.png) > [Most people don't know where their food comes from. We're confused about the fundamentals. How does our food wind up on our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/most-people-don-t-know-where-their-food-comes-from-we-re-confused/) [Mike Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/) [Come](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/come/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac8/mike-rowe-9504_come_most-people-don-t-know-where-their-food_2457061.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/) [Badges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/badges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27f/mike-rowe-9504_badges_dirt-used-to-be-a-badge-of-honor-dirt-us_1785257.png) ## Mike Rowe by topic [People (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/mike-rowe/) [Jobs (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/jobs/mike-rowe/) [Work (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/work/mike-rowe/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-rowe/#itemlist", "name": "Mike Rowe Quotes", "numberOfItems": 32, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Meaningful work is very different than drudgery.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mike Rowe" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/meaningful-work-is-very-different-than-drudgery/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/275/mike-rowe-9504_deep_meaningful-work-is-very-different-than-d_1636260.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/275/mike-rowe-9504_deep_meaningful-work-is-very-different-than-d_1636260.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/275/mike-rowe-9504_deep_meaningful-work-is-very-different-than-d_1636260.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Meaningful work is very different than drudgery.” — Mike Rowe", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mike Rowe" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-rowe/the-flaw-in-our-character-is-our-insistence-on-separating-blue-collar/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90b/mike-rowe-9504_blue_the-flaw-in-our-character-is-our-insiste_752689.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90b/mike-rowe-9504_blue_the-flaw-in-our-character-is-our-insiste_752689.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90b/mike-rowe-9504_blue_the-flaw-in-our-character-is-our-insiste_752689.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The flaw in our character is our insistence on separating blue-collar jobs from white-collar jobs, and…” — Mike Rowe", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We are lending money we don't have to kids who can't pay it back to train them for jobs that no longer exist. 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