The longer I operated on Wall Street the more distrustful I became of tips and inside information of every kind. Given time, I believe that inside information can break the Bank of England
BERNARD BARUCHDon’t try to be a jack of all investments. Stick to the field you know best.
More Bernard Baruch Quotes
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I get the facts, I study them patiently, I apply imagination.
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Colleges don’t teach economics properly. Unfortunately we learn little from the experience of the past.
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Don’t pity yourself, be quick to praise, be loyal to your friends, avoid prejudices, be independent, interest yourself in politics, and read the newspapers.
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The main purpose of the stock market is to make fools of as many men as possible.
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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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Never answer a critic, unless he’s right.
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No man can humiliate me or disturb me. I won’t let him.
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Peace is never long preserved by weight of metal or by an armament race.
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All economic movements, by their very nature, are motivated by crowd psychology.
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Let us not deceive ourselves; we must elect world peace or world destruction.
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Most of the successful people I know mostly listen, not talk.
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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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You can overcome anything if you don’t bellyache.
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The ability to express an idea is well nigh as important as the idea itself.
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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.
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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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Behind the black portent of the new atomic age lies a hope which, seized upon with faith, can work out salvation…
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Let us not be deceived we are today in the midst of a cold war.
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Age is only a number, a cipher for the records. A man can’t retire his experience. He must use it. Experience achieves more with less energy and time.
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Only as you do know yourself can your brain serve you as a sharp and efficient tool. Know your own failings, passions, and prejudices so you can separate them from what you see.
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Making a success of the job at hand is the best step toward the kind you want.
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Only liars manage to always be out during bad times and in during good times.
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Although the shooting war is over, we are in the midst of a cold war which is getting warmer.
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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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Approach each new problem not with a view of finding what you hope will be there, but to get the truth, the realities that must be grappled with.
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