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

— Clifford Cohen

Don’t think for a moment that you must be perfect to be paid.

— Clifford Cohen

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

— Clifford Cohen

Emotion is the timbre of thought.

— Clifford Cohen

Give your ambition a name.

— Clifford Cohen

His problem is that he doesn’t want anyone until he can have anyone he wants.

— Clifford Cohen

Humility and competence are the keys to a successful life.

— Clifford Cohen

If someone tells you that they’re called “blueberries” because they’re berries, and they’re blue—believe them.

— Clifford Cohen

If you can’t be brave in the face of adversity, at least be practical.

— 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.

— Clifford Cohen