When companies put pink ribbons on their products, they're no longer just selling a sweater or a watch -- they're selling the expectation that buying their product is going to make a difference in the fight against breast cancer. But the 'portion of the proceeds' that goes to breast cancer is all too often minuscule in comparison.
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This quote is just one of 8 total Barbara Brenner quotes in our collection. Barbara Brenner is known for saying 'When companies put pink ribbons on their products, they're no longer just selling a sweater or a watch -- they're selling the expectation that buying their product is going to make a difference in the fight against breast cancer. But the 'portion of the proceeds' that goes to breast cancer is all too often minuscule in comparison.' as well as some of the following quotes.
I have no idea what's going to happen to me. This is a disease that can and does happen at any time. It's not five years ? and a cure.
What might we know about these chemicals 20 years from now? ... We can't continue to pretend that as long as we don't know about any risks, we don't have a problem.
The medical community has us believing that if you get a yearly mammogram, and that mammogram does not show cancer, you're cancer-free. I'm proof that that's not the case.
This quote is just one of 8 total Barbara Brenner quotes in our collection. Barbara Brenner is known for saying 'When companies put pink ribbons on their products, they're no longer just selling a sweater or a watch -- they're selling the expectation that buying their product is going to make a difference in the fight against breast cancer. But the 'portion of the proceeds' that goes to breast cancer is all too often minuscule in comparison.' as well as some of the following quotes.