The main purpose of the stock market is to make fools of as many men as possible.
BERNARD BARUCHGold 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.
More Bernard Baruch Quotes
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A man can’t retire his experience.
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The stock market is people.
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The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.
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We are living in a highly organized state of socialism. The state is all; the individual is of importance only as he contributes to the welfare of the state. His property is only his as the state does not need it. He must hold his life and his possessions at the call of the state.
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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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There are no such things as incurables. There are only things for which man has not found a cure.
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Always do one thing less than you think you can do.
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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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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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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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Those who matter don’t mind, and those who mind don’t matter.
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The ability to express an idea is well nigh as important as the idea itself.
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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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Chance sometimes opens the door, but luck belongs to the good players.
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