The greatest propaganda coup of the American Right has been to convince its citizens that we are in the grip of a… — Shane Smith Copy Share Image
I think there are so many problems in the world today, we have to figure out how to fix them rather than… — Shane Smith Copy Share Image
I want to go to the Maldives before they sink, but just because it's the most beautiful place on earth. — Shane Smith Beautiful Copy Share Image
I'm addicted to when people are bringing you around their country, telling you their stories. They become so enthusiastic, so passionate. — Shane Smith Copy Share Image
I woke up. I was like, "Look, you can do anything you want - and you want a lot of things, so… — Shane Smith Copy Share Image
My last passport, I had North Korea, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Liberia, Guinea... I had, like, every war-torn country in there. — Shane Smith Afghanistan Copy Share Image
I think if you look at the failure of journalism in the modern age, then I don't want to be called a… — Shane Smith Age Copy Share Image
A lot of what happens in the world is full-on crazy and doesn't get reported on. — Shane Smith Copy Share Image
The best piece of advice I ever got from anyone was when Spike Jonze said, 'Take money out of the equation.' And… — Shane Smith Copy Share Image
It's our job to get into the hardest-to-see places and bring back the best footage - we have the best footage of… — Shane Smith Copy Share Image
I never thought we had a chance of impacting anything. I am just starting to realize that we can change things -… — Shane Smith Copy Share Image
One of the shocking things when I go back to Canada is they cut off the tall trees - it's sort of… — Shane Smith Copy Share Image
If you look not just at the Arab Spring, but at what I call the 'Youth Spring' that has started in Europe,… — Shane Smith Arab spring Copy Share Image
Everyone told me, "Don't ever talk about international stuff," and "Don't do long-form content online," and "Don't get too serious in news,"… — Shane Smith Copy Share Image
You have a lot of companies developing stuff that's just derivative. If 'The Voice' is the No. 1 show on TV, they… — Shane Smith Copy Share Image
I'm sure everybody looked at me cockeyed. But if you don't believe it, then it's not going to happen. If you don't… — Shane Smith Copy Share Image
You have to make those mistakes. You have to do the work. You have to fail. I also realized that I should… — Shane Smith Copy Share Image
What we found was that Generation Y is absolutely consumed with news. They love news; it's one of their biggest passion points.… — Shane Smith Copy Share Image
American media has just become talk radio, incredibly partisan name-calling and op-eds. I think the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan proved it… — Shane Smith Copy Share Image
You have to be dynamic. You have to be able to change. So a lot of times we'll go to a country… — Shane Smith Country Copy Share Image
I don't know about you, but there is nothing that's scarier than young people who have no future. If you take away… — Shane Smith Copy Share Image
When you're a younger company, you struggle, struggle, struggle with, 'How are we going to pay the bills, and how are we… — Shane Smith Copy Share Image
If you're coming from America to Iraq, then how are you supposed to be objective? I mean, you could pay lip service… — Shane Smith America Copy Share Image
Success. Money. Fame. Whatever you're going after. You have one kick at the can, I always say. It's very rare that you… — Shane Smith Fame Copy Share Image
The greatest propaganda coup of the American Right has been to convince its citizens that we are in the grip of a… — Shane Smith Copy Share Image
I mean, we shoot differently, we cut differently, our stories are different . . . I'd say that every single thing is… — Shane Smith Computer Copy Share Image
Advertisers realize that Gen Y is the largest purchasing cohort. Also, that you're going to have to accept some different modes of… — Shane Smith Copy Share Image
I always used to say that I wanted to be the next MTV, the next ESPN, the next CNN rolled up into… — Shane Smith Copy Share Image
I thought I was a pretty good writer, but I didn't have anything to write about. I wanted to go out in… — Shane Smith Adventure Copy Share Image
There are only two companies in the world that can help me. That's Facebook and Google, because they are going to make… — Shane Smith Company Copy Share Image
The human race is facing all kinds of problems, and all we are doing is pointing fingers and saying, 'Your interpretation of… — Shane Smith Copy Share Image
If you look at film, distribution is pre-bought. If you've paid for the distribution, you say, 'I have to make sure it's… — Shane Smith Copy Share Image
