The Climbing As A Whole Is Not

Going Back To A Simpler Life Based On Living By Sufficiency Rather Than Excess Is Not A Step Backward. Rather, Returning To A Simpler Way Allows Us To Regain Our Dignity, Puts Us In Touch With The Land, And Makes Us Value Human Contact Again.

Yeah, Leading An Examined Life, I Always Say, Is A Pain In The Ass. It Adds An Element Of Complexity To Business That Most Businessmen Don't Want To Hear About. They Just Want To Call A Fabric Manufacturer, And Say, "hey, Give Us 10,000 Yards Of Shirting."

I've Always Thought Of Myself As An 80 Percenter. I Like To Throw Myself Passionately Into A Sport Or Activity Until I Reach About An 80 Percent Proficiency Level. To Go Beyond That Requires An Obsession That Doesn't Appeal To Me. Once I Reach 80 Percent Level I Like To Go Off And Do Something Totally Different; That Probably Explains The Diversity Of The Patagonia Product Like - And Why Our Versatile, Multifaceted Clothes Are The Most Successful.

The Secret To Happiness Is To Be Working At Your Passion. If You Want To Be Miserable, Lead A Desperate Life Like Everybody Else Where They Drag Their Asses To Work Everyday Because They Hate Their Job.

No Young Kid Growing Up Dreams Of Someday Becoming A Businessman. He Wants To Be A Fireman, A Sponsored Athlete Or A Forest Ranger The Lee Iacoccas, Donald Trumps, And Jack Welchs Of The Business World Are Heroes To No One Except Other Businessmen With Similar Values.