Yael Cohen Quotes Yael Cohen Sometimes I'll hike in the afternoon if I have meetings with New York in the morning. Afternoon Hike Meetings Morning New New York Sometimes
The fact that my mother's life was cut short is something that pushes me to always move forward and live the best life I possibly can. In a way, I feel like I can take her along with me through every experience, and in that sense, her beautiful energy and spirit will live on. Yael Cohen
I wanted to create a movement and a safe space for people to come and find their 'cancer home.' Yael Cohen
I never intended on starting a charity; I never intended on cancer, health, and wellness becoming my life. Yael Cohen
At night, I don't do business meetings, because I think it sends the wrong message. I do dinner with friends, game night, or concerts. Yael Cohen
'Washio' provides laundry and dry cleaning on demand. They pick it up, clean it, and return it within 24 hours – and often with a cookie. No more forgetting to pick up the dry-cleaning or wasting time in line. Yael Cohen
There have been so many incredible moments since the start of this organization. One that stands out specifically is when an anonymous businessman triple-matched our donation to Memorial Sloan Kettering after our NYC event. Yael Cohen
I am always personalizing tees to fit my personality, cutting off rocker shirts, debunking the mold of what traditional 'work wear' means, and always wearing my cause. Yael Cohen
Our parents, loved ones, and friends are getting cancer. So we need to know how to care for them, support them, and understand what the hell is going on. I don't think it's that hard to reach them: you have to go where they are – online. You have to speak their language – humour, wit, and edge. And you have to be honest, authentic and bold. Yael Cohen
I'm pretty sure my mom is the only person on the planet who thinks that she got cancer so that I could find my calling in life, but as I started to build this company, all my years of useless education, random jobs, and weird interests merged into this serendipitous moment. Yael Cohen
I was going to be a doctor since I was three, so I was pre-med in college. Everything I did, every class I took, pointed toward the 'holy M.D.' Friends were taking wine-tasting classes, studying human sexuality, or redefining their views of the world in poli-sci, and I was memorizing anatomy and crying over o-chem. Yael Cohen
Drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with with your self-esteem. They're no good at all. Kurt Cobain
I grew up doing a lot of traveling. My mom left home when she was 15 and traveled to 48 different countries and speaks six different languages. So I grew up with my eyes open. She raised me so that if my heart says something is wrong, I have to go help. What's right is right and what's wrong is wrong. Qorianka Kilcher
I have yet to see a piece of writing, political or non-political, that doesn't have a slant. All writing slants the way a writer leans, and no man is born perpendicular, although many men are born upright. Elwyn Brooks White
Russia is a part of European culture. Therefore, it is with difficulty that I imagine NATO as an enemy. Vladimir Putin
If God, as some now say, is dead, He no doubt died of trying to find an equitable solution to the Arab-Jewish problem. I.F. Stone