--- title: "7 Vice Quotes By Shane Smith" description: "7 Vice quotes by Shane Smith. Plus more from Shane Smith and more Vice sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a46/shane-smith-9533_am_i-never-thought-we-had-a-chance-of-impac_143311.jpg" --- > [I never thought we had a chance of impacting anything. I am just starting to realize that we can change things -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-smith/i-never-thought-we-had-a-chance-of-impacting-anything-i-am-just/) [Shane Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a46/shane-smith-9533_am_i-never-thought-we-had-a-chance-of-impac_143311.jpg) > [I want to build the next CNN with 'VICE' - it's within my grasp.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-smith/i-want-to-build-the-next-cnn-with-vice-it-s-within-my-grasp/) [Shane Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/823/shane-smith-9533_build_i-want-to-build-the-next-cnn-with-vice-i_275502.jpg) > [What we found was that Generation Y is absolutely consumed with news. They love news; it's one of their biggest passion points.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-smith/what-we-found-was-that-generation-y-is-absolutely-consumed-with-news/) [Shane Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/124/shane-smith-9533_absolutely_what-we-found-was-that-generation-y-is-a_1827649.jpg) > [The best piece of advice I ever got from anyone was when Spike Jonze said, 'Take money out of the equation.' And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-smith/the-best-piece-of-advice-i-ever-got-from-anyone-was-when-spike-jonze/) [Shane Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82f/shane-smith-9533_about_the-best-piece-of-advice-i-ever-got-from_1875555.jpg) > [The greatest propaganda coup of the American Right has been to convince its citizens that we are in the grip of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-smith/the-greatest-propaganda-coup-of-the-american-right-has-been-to-2/) [Shane Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5f/shane-smith-9533_aim_the-greatest-propaganda-coup-of-the-amer_2016222.jpg) > [If not doing VICE, I probably would be selling Cokes on the beach in Vietnam. I like the sea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-smith/if-not-doing-vice-i-probably-would-be-selling-cokes-on-the-beach-in/) [Shane Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/255/shane-smith-9533_beach_if-not-doing-vice-i-probably-would-be-se_3179866.jpg) > [People think because 'Vice' is irreverent and because we're crazy, we're stunt journalists. You know what? I don't actually care.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-smith/people-think-because-vice-is-irreverent-and-because-we-re-crazy-we-re/) [Shane Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52e/shane-smith-9533_care_people-think-because-vice-is-irreverent_3222859.jpg) ## Other authors on Vice - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-francois-de-la-rochefoucauld-146.jpg) François De La Rochefoucauld 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vice/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/) - [Benjamin Franklin 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vice/benjamin-franklin/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-john-steinbeck-52314.jpg) John Steinbeck 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vice/john-steinbeck/) - [Samuel Johnson 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vice/samuel-johnson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-nancy-dubuc-4225.jpg) Nancy Dubuc 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vice/nancy-dubuc/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-juvenal-54721.jpg) Juvenal 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vice/juvenal/) ## More by Shane Smith > [I think there are so many problems in the world today, we have to figure out how to fix them rather than point fingers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-smith/i-think-there-are-so-many-problems-in-the-world-today-we-have-to/) [Shane Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-smith/) > [If you're big in Montreal, you're big in Quebec. If you're big in Toronto, you're big in Canada. But if you're big in New…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-smith/if-you-re-big-in-montreal-you-re-big-in-quebec-if-you-re-big-in/) [Shane Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-smith/) > [I never thought we had a chance of impacting anything. I am just starting to realize that we can change things - not just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-smith/i-never-thought-we-had-a-chance-of-impacting-anything-i-am-just/) [Shane Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-smith/) > [Whenever I view success, I'm dressed as Mozart on an island.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-smith/whenever-i-view-success-i-m-dressed-as-mozart-on-an-island/) [Shane Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-smith/) > [I don't care if I die - look, I'm old - but you want your kids to have good times and a good life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-smith/i-don-t-care-if-i-die-look-i-m-old-but-you-want-your-kids-to-have/) [Shane Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-smith/) > [American media has just become talk radio, incredibly partisan name-calling and op-eds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-smith/american-media-has-just-become-talk-radio-incredibly-partisan-name/) [Shane Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-smith/) > [I want to build the next CNN with 'VICE' - it's within my grasp.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-smith/i-want-to-build-the-next-cnn-with-vice-it-s-within-my-grasp/) [Shane Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-smith/) > [It's our job to get into the hardest-to-see places and bring back the best footage - we have the best footage of North Korea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-smith/it-s-our-job-to-get-into-the-hardest-to-see-places-and-bring-back-the/) [Shane Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-smith/) > [Every generation has a changing of the guard in media. We do the same stuff that everybody else does, but we just do it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-smith/every-generation-has-a-changing-of-the-guard-in-media-we-do-the-same/) [Shane Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-smith/) > [I have a place in Costa Rica that is in the middle of the jungle. There's no Internet. There's no TV. Do I work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-smith/i-have-a-place-in-costa-rica-that-is-in-the-middle-of-the-jungle/) [Shane Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-smith/) > [When you're 18, 19, you want to live fast and leave a beautiful corpse behind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-smith/when-you-re-18-19-you-want-to-live-fast-and-leave-a-beautiful-corpse/) [Shane Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-smith/) > [If you're coming from America to Iraq, then how are you supposed to be objective? I mean, you could pay lip service to being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-smith/if-you-re-coming-from-america-to-iraq-then-how-are-you-supposed-to-be/) [Shane Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-smith/) > [You have to be dynamic. You have to be able to change. So a lot of times we'll go to a country or go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-smith/you-have-to-be-dynamic-you-have-to-be-able-to-change-so-a-lot-of/) [Shane Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-smith/) > [I woke up. I was like, "Look, you can do anything you want - and you want a lot of things, so you should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-smith/i-woke-up-i-was-like-look-you-can-do-anything-you-want-and-you-want-a/) [Shane Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-smith/) > [I want to be like Tom Freston. Tom just flies around everywhere, gets to make movies, gets to start TV shows, hang out with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-smith/i-want-to-be-like-tom-freston-tom-just-flies-around-everywhere-gets/) [Shane Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-smith/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vice/shane-smith/#itemlist", "name": "7 Vice Quotes By Shane Smith", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I never thought we had a chance of impacting anything. I am just starting to realize that we can change things - not just VICE, but all of us. 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