There is something about inside information which seems to paralyze a man’s reasoning powers.
BERNARD BARUCHNever pay the slightest attention to what a company president ever says about his stock.
More Bernard Baruch Quotes
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Always do one thing less than you think you can do.
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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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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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A man sentenced to death obtained a reprieve by assuring the king he would teach his majesty’s horse to fly within the year – on the condition that if he didn’t succeed, he would be put to death at the end of the year. “Within a year,” the man explained later.
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Financial storm definitely passed.
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Two things are bad for the heart – running up stairs and running down people.
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I’ll give you the bottom 10% and the top 10% of any move if I get to keep the middle 80%.
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Peace is never long preserved by weight of metal or by an armament race.
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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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Vote for the man who promises least; he’ll be the least disappointing.
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Never answer a critic, unless he’s right.
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To me – old age is always ten years older than I am.
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Beware of him who promises something for nothing. Do not blame anybody for your mistakes and failures. Do not look for approval except the consciousness of doing your best.
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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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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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