Clifford Cohen Quotes

Don’t ask a yes or no question unless the person being asked can say no without hesitation.

Clifford Cohen

You are not a better or wiser person simply because you’ve ceased to care.

Clifford Cohen

Always try to align your loyalties and commitment with the largest scope of the context you find yourself in. For example, if you work for a department in a company, align yourself with the company—not the department; if you are in an army platoon, align yourself with the army.

Clifford Cohen

What is the meaning of life…to give life meaning.

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In any career, there is a moment when you are no longer need to be pushed up from below, but rather pulled up from above. Know when that moment comes and adjust your strategy accordingly.

Clifford Cohen

Eating healthy is not so much about what you eat, but what you don’t eat.

Clifford Cohen

If you want to impress someone, simply make up a vocation and preface it with the words “molecular” or “theoretical” (as in “molecular biologist” or “theoretical physicist”). After you do this no one will question the veracity of anything you say—whether it is related to your putative vocation or not.

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You can do anything…but before you can do anything, you have to do something.

Clifford Cohen