{"author":"Mike Rowe","author_id":"Mike+Rowe","total_quotes":7,"quotes":[{"text":"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 beliefs.","author":"Mike Rowe","tags":["belief","career","happiness","happy","job","life","value"],"id":580,"author_id":"Mike+Rowe"},{"text":"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 up in. Steamfitter, pipefitter, electrician, mechanic and plumber. I wanted to do those things. But it just didn't come easy.","author":"Mike Rowe","tags":["life","hero","blue "],"id":106687,"author_id":"Mike+Rowe"},{"text":"Spend a few hours every week studying American history, human nature, and economic theory. Start with “Economics in One Lesson.” Then try Keynes. Then Hayek. Then Marx. Then Hegel. Develop a worldview that you can articulate as well as defend. Test your theory with people who disagree with you. Debate. Argue. Adjust your philosophy as necessary.","author":"Mike Rowe","tags":["economics","education","voting","worldview"],"id":123859,"author_id":"Mike+Rowe"},{"text":"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 the only path to worthwhile knowledge is insane. It's insane.","author":"Mike Rowe","tags":["business","path","wish "],"id":153088,"author_id":"Mike+Rowe"},{"text":"I'm looking forward to the future, and feeling grateful for the past.","author":"Mike Rowe","tags":["grateful","past "],"id":259843,"author_id":"Mike+Rowe"},{"text":"The thing that makes 'Dirty Jobs' different is that it's one of the few shows that portrays work in a way that doesn't highlight the drudgery. Instead, it highlights the humor.","author":"Mike Rowe","tags":["work","way","dirty "],"id":365635,"author_id":"Mike+Rowe"},{"text":"My mother's dad dropped out of the eighth grade to work. He had to. By the time he was 30, he was a master electrician, plumber, carpenter, mason, mechanic. That guy was, to me, a magician. Anything that was broken, he could fix. Anybody anywhere in our community knew that if there was a problem, Carl was there to fix it.","author":"Mike Rowe","tags":["time","community","mother "],"id":410217,"author_id":"Mike+Rowe"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":7,"pages":1}}