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If a speculator is correct half of the time, he is hitting a good average.

Bernard Baruch

Our problem in money-making or government affairs is how to remain properly venturesome and experimental without making fools of ourselves.
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Business Experiment Fool Government
Anything that saps the value of savings-and inflation is the worst single threat-is the enemy of the aged and of those who expect to grow old.
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Aged Anything Enemy Inflation Old
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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Bridges Crosses Economy
America has never forgotten – and never will forget – the nobler things that brought her into being and that light her path…
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Country Decision Light Path Stock
Even being right 3 or 4 times out of 10 should yield a person a fortune if he has the sense to cut his losses quickly on the ventures where he is wrong.
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Being Fortune Quickly Right Sense Wrong
What else but our own sturdy reliance on freedom can explain the unexampled record this country has made?
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Country Made Record Reliance Sturdy
Those who matter don’t mind, and those who mind don’t matter.
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Funny Inspirational Life
Always do one thing less than you think you can do.
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Expectations Thinking Work
Let us not be deceived we are today in the midst of a cold war.
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Cold Deceived Midst Today War
Knowing yourself and knowing the facts, you can judge whether you can change the situation so it is more to your liking. If you cannot–or if you do not know how to improve on things–then discipline yourself to the adjustments that will be necessary.
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Change Fact Improve Knowing Situation Thing
A speculator is a man who observes the future, and acts before it occurs.
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Business Future Men
You don’t have to blow out the other person’s light to let your own shine.
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Blow Light Shining
I have known men who could see through the motivations of others with the skill of a clairvoyant; only to prove blind to their own mistakes. I have been one of those men.
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Men Mistake Motivation Prove Skill
Whatever task you undertake, do it with all your heart and soul. Always be courteous, never be discouraged.
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Heart Love Mistake Task Undertake
Only liars manage to always be out during bad times and in during good times.
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Good Liars Times Timing
Although the shooting war is over, we are in the midst of a cold war which is getting warmer.
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Cold Shooting War

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