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> [At what age did I start to think that where I was going was more important than where I already was? When was it that I began to believe that the most important thing about what I was doing was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-beavan/at-what-age-did-i-start-to-think-that-where-i-was-going-was-more/)

[Colin Beavan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-beavan/)

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## More by Colin Beavan

> [Believe with all your heart that how you live your life makes a difference](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-beavan/believe-with-all-your-heart-that-how-you-live-your-life-makes-a/)

[Colin Beavan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-beavan/)

> [All of our potentials for good are unlimited.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-beavan/all-of-our-potentials-for-good-are-unlimited/)

[Colin Beavan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-beavan/)

> [The most radical political act there is is to be an optimist. The most radical political act there is is to believe that, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-beavan/the-most-radical-political-act-there-is-is-to-be-an-optimist-the-most/)

[Colin Beavan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-beavan/)

> [When I take my last breath, will there be a wish that I had more stuff? I'll wish for only one thing, I think.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-beavan/when-i-take-my-last-breath-will-there-be-a-wish-that-i-had-more-stuff/)

[Colin Beavan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-beavan/)

> [At what age did I start to think that where I was going was more important than where I already was? When was it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-beavan/at-what-age-did-i-start-to-think-that-where-i-was-going-was-more/)

[Colin Beavan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-beavan/)

> [Environmentalism is not about the environment. It is about people. It is about a vision for a better life-for people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-beavan/environmentalism-is-not-about-the-environment-it-is-about-people-it/)

[Colin Beavan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-beavan/)

> [We never know which of us will start the chain reaction. But one of us will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-beavan/we-never-know-which-of-us-will-start-the-chain-reaction-but-one-of-us/)

[Colin Beavan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-beavan/)

> [“(...) de que o objetivo do ambientalismo não tem a ver com tentar usar menos, mas antes com tentar ser mais. Não tem a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-beavan/de-que-o-objetivo-do-ambientalismo-n-o-tem-a-ver-com-tentar-usar/)

[Colin Beavan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-beavan/)

> [Knowing how to live is not something we have to teach children. Knowing how to live is something we have to be careful not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-beavan/knowing-how-to-live-is-not-something-we-have-to-teach-children/)

[Colin Beavan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-beavan/)

> [Why are you more concerned with where you're going than where you are? Why are you more concerned with what you're going to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-beavan/why-are-you-more-concerned-with-where-you-re-going-than-where-you-are/)

[Colin Beavan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-beavan/)

> [We can all change the people around us by changing ourselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-beavan/we-can-all-change-the-people-around-us-by-changing-ourselves/)

[Colin Beavan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-beavan/)

> [If the pleasures we seek are not permanent, then how important are they?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-beavan/if-the-pleasures-we-seek-are-not-permanent-then-how-important-are-they/)

[Colin Beavan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-beavan/)

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