Whatever men attempt, they seem driven to overdo. When hopes are soaring, I always repeat to myself that two and two still make four.
BERNARD BARUCHEveryone is entitled to be wrong about their opinions, but no one has the right to be wrong about their facts.
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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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There is something about inside information which seems to paralyze a man’s reasoning powers.
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No man should think himself a zero, and think he can do nothing about the state of the world.
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We did not all come over on the same ship, but we are all in the same boat.
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What else but our own sturdy reliance on freedom can explain the unexampled record this country has made?
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Let us not deceive ourselves; we must elect world peace or world destruction.
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Recipe for success: Be polite, prepare yourself for whatever you are asked to do, keep yourself tidy, be cheerful, don’t be envious, be honest with yourself so you will be honest with others, be helpful, interest yourself in your job.
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Let us not be deceived we are today in the midst of a cold war.
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Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have ceased to give pleasure.
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Whatever you do, do it with all your heart and soul.
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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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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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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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Most of the successful people I’ve known are the ones who do more listening than talking.
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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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