Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have ceased to give pleasure.
BERNARD BARUCHAmerica has never forgotten – and never will forget – the nobler things that brought her into being and that light her path…
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Those who matter don’t mind, and those who mind don’t matter.
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Behind the black portent of the new atomic age lies a hope which, seized upon with faith, can work out salvation…
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A political leader must keep looking over his shoulder all the time to see if the boys are still there. If they arent still there, hes no longer a political leader.
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Learn to take losses quickly and cleanly. There is something about inside information which seems to paralyze a man’s reasoning powers.
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The longer I operated on Wall Street the more distrustful I became of tips and inside information of every kind. Given time, I believe that inside information can break the Bank of England
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Only liars manage to always be out during bad times and in during good times.
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I was the son of an immigrant. I experienced bigotry, intolerance and prejudice, even as so many of you have. Instead of allowing these thing to embitter me, I took them as spurs to more strenuous effort. .
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Colleges don’t teach economics properly. Unfortunately we learn little from the experience of the past.
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Beware of barbers, beauticians, waiters – or anyone – bringing gifts of ‘inside’ information or tips. Don’t try to be a jack of all investment. Stick to the field you know best.
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The terror created by weaponry has never stopped men from employing them.
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The main purpose of the stock market is to make fools of as many men as possible.
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We can’t cross that bridge until we come to it, but I always like to lay down a pontoon ahead of time.
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One of the secrets of a long and fruitful life is to forgive everybody everything everynight before you go to bed.
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During my eighty-seven years I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away with the need for character in the individual or the ability to think.
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I get the facts, I study them patiently, I apply imagination.
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The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.
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Don’t speculate unless you can make it a full time job.
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If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
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Approach each new problem not with a view of finding what you hope will be there, but to get the truth, the realities that must be grappled with.
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A speculator is a man who observes the future, and acts before it occurs.
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The essence of any plan for financing old age is saving-to put aside some part of today’s earnings for the future.
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If the history of the past fifty years teaches us anything, it is that peace does not follow disarmament – disarmament follows peace.
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Creativity: Take the obvious, add a cupful of brains, a generous pinch of imagination, a bucketful of courage and daring, stir well and bring to a boil.
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Let us not deceive ourselves; we must elect world peace or world destruction.
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Whatever task you undertake, do it with all your heart and soul. Always be courteous, never be discouraged.
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Become more humble as the market goes your way.
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