The Secret To Happiness Is To Be

It's Not An Adventure Until Something Goes Wrong.

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.

We've Teamed Up With Some Japanese Companies To, Basically By 2010, Make All Our Clothing Out Of Recycled And Recyclable Fibers. And We're Going To Accept Ownership Of Our Products From Birth To Birth. So If You Buy A Jacket From Us, Or A Shirt ,or A Pair Of Pants, When You're Done With It, You Can Give It Back To Us And We'll Make More Shirts And Pants Out Of It.

It's Okay To Be Eccentric If You're Rich; Otherwise You're Just Crazy.

You Have To Remember This Was The '60s, When Climbing Was Dangerous And Sex Was Safe.