Most of the successful people I’ve known are the ones who do more listening than talking.
BERNARD BARUCHThere is something about inside information which seems to paralyze a man’s reasoning powers.
More Bernard Baruch Quotes
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The stock market is people.
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A man can’t retire his experience.
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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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Increased wages, higher pensions, more unemployment insurance, all are of no avail if the purchasing power of money falls faster.
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Peace can be made tranquil and secure only by understanding and agreement fortified by sanctions.
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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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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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Gold has worked down from Alexander’s time… When something holds good for two thousand years I do not believe it can be so because of prejudice or mistaken theory.
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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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I made my money by selling too soon.
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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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Millions saw the apple fall but Newton was the one who asked why.
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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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Even when we know what is right, too often we fail to act. More often we grab greedily for the day, letting tomorrow bring what it will, putting off the unpleasant and unpopular.
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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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