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" I want to build the next CNN with 'VICE' - it's within my grasp. "

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" I thought I was a pretty good writer, but I didn't have anything to write about. I wanted to go out in the world, have some adventures and then write about them. "

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" The best piece of advice I ever got from anyone was when Spike Jonze said, 'Take money out of the equation.' And that's actually when Vice started making lots of money. That's when I stopped worrying about money and started worrying about what I wanted to do. "

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" I want to go to the Maldives before they sink, but just because it's the most beautiful place on earth. "

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