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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.
Mike Rowe
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Mike Rowe
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: March 18
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Michael Gregory Rowe
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Short-cuts lead to long delays.
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