To Do Good, You Actually Have To

I Never Wanted To Be A Businessman; I Was A Craftsman And Good At Working With My Hands. At Some Point, I Decided That This Company Is My Best Resource. Patagonia Now Exists To Put Into Practice All The Things That Smart People Are Saying We Have To Do Not Only To Save The Planet But To Save The Economy.

Evil Doesn’t Have To Be An Overt Act; It Can Be Merely The Absence Of Good. If You Have The Ability, The Resources, And The Opportunity To Do Good And You Do Nothing, That Can Be Evil.

During The Sixties, All The Risk-type Sports Were Very Popular, Because Everybody Was Rebelling Against Their Parents, Or Rebelling Against The Whole System. But Those Days Are Over. This Is The Day Of Conservatism.

There's A Movement For Simplifying Your Life: Purchase Less Stuff, Own A Few Things That Are Very High Quality That Last A Long Time, And That Are Multifunctional.

I've Accepted The Fact That There's A Beginning And End To Everything. All Species Are Born, Evolve, And Then Die Off. We're Going Through The 6th Great Extinction And The Large Mammals Are Going First And, You Know What - We're Large Mammals!