Yvon Chouinard
Yvon Chouinard
Yvon Chouinard is a rock climber, environmentalist and outdoor industry businessman. His company, Patagonia, is known for its environmental focus...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth9 November 1938
CountryUnited States of America
Yvon Chouinard quotes about
differences way hopeless
There's no difference between a pessimist who says, "Oh it's hopeless, so don't bother doing anything." and an optimist who says, "Don't bother doing anything, it's going to turn out fine anyways. Either way, nothing happens."
world easy simplify
The hardest thing in the world is to simplify your life; it’s so easy to make it complex.
hard-work technology skills
Mastery... is to work toward simplicity; replace complex technology with knowledge, hard work, and skill.
hard-work technology skills
Mastery... is to work toward simplicity; replace complex technology with knowledge, hard work, and skill.
adventure
True adventure begins when everything goes wrong.
real years today
A real capitalist knows that $10 given today does a lot more good than $100 given 10 years from now.