At the risk of being glib, I would say if you really want to make America great again, you have to make work cool again. Mike Rowe Read Quote
There’s a belief… in the country that we can cure unemployment by creating opportunity. The skills gap proves that opportunity along is not enough to get people employed. Mike Rowe Read Quote
We need to promote an ethic of work. And there’s no way one guy or one company is going to be able to do it. It has to be a big hot mess – public, private, government, NGOs and smart alecks on the TV talking about it. Mike Rowe Read Quote
I’m not disinterested in the rest of the world, but studies show the rest of the world is really freaking far away. Mike Rowe Read Quote
We’ve waged war on work. We have collectively agreed, stupidly, that work is the enemy. Mike Rowe Read Quote
In a very general way, our society has fallen out of love with the skilled trades. Part of the problem is a myriad of myths and misperceptions that surround the jobs themselves, but the biggest cause is our stubborn belief that a four-year degree is the best path for the most people. Mike Rowe Read Quote
Stop looking for the ‘right’ career, and start looking for a job. Any job. Forget about what you like. Focus on what’s available. Get yourself hired. Show up early. Stay late. Volunteer for the scut work. Become indispensable. You can always quit later, and be no worse off than you are today. Mike Rowe Read Quote
