The human race is facing all kinds of problems, and all we are doing is pointing fingers and saying, 'Your interpretation of the problem is different from my interpretations of the problem.'
From Shane Smith
The greatest propaganda coup of the American Right has been to convince its citizens that we are in the grip of a liberal conspiracy.
If not doing VICE, I probably would be selling Cokes on the beach in Vietnam. I like the sea.
Once you have a certain amount of money, it ceases to be an issue. I'd rather put my cultural imprint on the fabric of life. After money, all you want is immortality.
My last passport, I had North Korea, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Liberia, Guinea... I had, like, every war-torn country in there.
People think because 'Vice' is irreverent and because we're crazy, we're stunt journalists. You know what? I don't actually care.
I want to go to the Maldives before they sink, but just because it's the most beautiful place on earth.
I don't care if I die - look, I'm old - but you want your kids to have good times and a good life.
If you look not just at the Arab Spring, but at what I call the 'Youth Spring' that has started in Europe, young people are starting to find a voice, and they are not looking to the traditional media to reflect that.
American media has just become talk radio, incredibly partisan name-calling and op-eds.
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