“The king may die, or I may die, or the horse may die. Furthermore, in a year, who knows? Maybe the horse will learn to fly.” My philosophy is like that man’s. I take the long-range view.
BERNARD BARUCHThe ability to express an idea is well nigh as important as the idea itself.
More Bernard Baruch Quotes
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Government is not a substitute for people, but simply the instrument through which they act. And if the individual fails to do his duty as a citizen, government becomes a very deadly instrument indeed.
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Vote for the man who promises least; he’ll be the least disappointing.
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Unless each man produces more than he receives, increases his output, there will be less for him than all the others.
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Never answer a critic, unless he’s right.
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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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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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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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We did not all come over on the same ship, but we are all in the same boat.
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Only liars manage to always be out during bad times and in during good times.
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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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Bears don’t live on Park Avenue.
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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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The stock market is 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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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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