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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.

Bernard Baruch

“The king may die, or I may die, or the horse may die. Furthermore, in a year, who knows? Maybe the horse will learn to fly.” My philosophy is like that man’s. I take the long-range view.
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Die Furthermore Horse King Learn Philosophy
I have learned the truth of the observation that the more one approaches great men the more one finds that they are men.
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Learn Men Observation
No man should think himself a zero, and think he can do nothing about the state of the world.
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Men State Thinking Zero
You can talk about capitalism and communism and all that sort of thing, but the important thing is the struggle everybody is engaged in to get better living conditions, and they are not interested too much in government.
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Communism Government Important Political Struggle
Science has taught us how to put the atom to work. But to make it work for good instead of for evil lies in the domain dealing with the principles of human dignity. We are now facing a problem more of ethics than of physics.
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Atom Domain Evil Instead Lies Lying Taught
Approach each new problem not with a view of finding what you hope will be there, but to get the truth.
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Approach Problem Views
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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Art Bucketful Courage Creativity Generous Imagination Teacher
Never follow the crowd.
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Inspirational Self Esteem Self Respect
Don’t try to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. It can’t be done except by liars.
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Bottom Business Done Liars Trying
Peace is never long preserved by weight of metal or by an armament race.
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Agreement Lying Race
Peace can be made tranquil and secure only by understanding and agreement fortified by sanctions.
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Agreement Sanction Secure Tranquil Understanding
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
Vote for the man who promises least; he’ll be the least disappointing.
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Disappointment Freedom Keepin Promise
Get to know yourself. Know your own failings, passions, and prejudices so you can separate them from what you see. Know also when you actually have thought through to the nature of the thing with which you are dealing and when you are not thinking at all…
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Knowing Passion Thinking
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
Whatever men attempt, they seem driven to overdo. When hopes are soaring, I always repeat to myself that two and two still make four.
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Always Hope Investing Men Soaring Two

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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