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When I asked about his own conspicuous consumption--three houses,
frequent airplane trips to faraway places--he shrugged. "There are a
million holes in my philosophy. It's kind of like being a sinner. You
go to confession, do your penance, then you go out and sin again. It's
a process. But at some point you have to stop sinning. That's why I'm
building this house. To prove to myself that I don't need all this
shit."
		-- Craig Vetter, "He's Not Worthy", a profile of Yvon
		   Chouinard (founder of Patagonia) in
		   Outside, January 1997
		   http://outside.away.com/outside/magazine/0197/9701fenot.html

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