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> [“Going at it alone had been my badge of honor. How foolish. I confused silence with strength… Shutting out others is weak and grossly unfair to those around us.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-cohen/going-at-it-alone-had-been-my-badge-of-honor-how-foolish-i-confused/)

[Richard M. Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-cohen/)

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## More by Richard M. Cohen

> [“My advice to myself is simple. Run with MS, not away from it. That race from existing illness cannot be won. See the truth.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-cohen/my-advice-to-myself-is-simple-run-with-ms-not-away-from-it-that-race/)

[Richard M. Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-cohen/)

> [“Going at it alone had been my badge of honor. How foolish. I confused silence with strength… Shutting out others is weak and grossly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-cohen/going-at-it-alone-had-been-my-badge-of-honor-how-foolish-i-confused/)

[Richard M. Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-cohen/)

> [“I am not sure of the future," he says, "b."ut I will take it as it comes." Adjust, after the fact. Do not simply…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-cohen/i-am-not-sure-of-the-future-he-says-b-ut-i-will-take-it-as-it-comes/)

[Richard M. Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-cohen/)

> [“We all need to appreciate ourselves for what we are and stop whining about what we are not. I grow weary of wishing so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-cohen/we-all-need-to-appreciate-ourselves-for-what-we-are-and-stop-whining/)

[Richard M. Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-cohen/)

> [ “I am not sure of the future," he \[Cohen's father\] says, "but I will take it as it comes." Adjust, after the fact. Do… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-cohen/i-am-not-sure-of-the-future-he-cohen-s-father-says-but-i-will-take-it/)

[Richard M. Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-cohen/)

> [We are going to impose our agenda on the coverage by dealing with issues and subjects that we choose to deal with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-cohen/we-are-going-to-impose-our-agenda-on-the-coverage-by-dealing-with/)

[Richard M. Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-cohen/)

> [A troubled life beats having no life at all](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-cohen/a-troubled-life-beats-having-no-life-at-all/)

[Richard M. Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-cohen/)

> [“Those of us who battle chronic illness are in it for the long haul. I need to come to grips with who I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-cohen/those-of-us-who-battle-chronic-illness-are-in-it-for-the-long-haul-i/)

[Richard M. Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-cohen/)

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