So efficient are the available instruments of slavery; fingerprints, lie detectors, brain washings, gas chambers; that we shiver at the thought of political change which might put these instruments in the hands of men of hate.
BERNARD BARUCHNever play tips from “insiders.” They can’t see the forest for the trees.
More Bernard Baruch Quotes
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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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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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If a speculator is correct half of the time, he is hitting a good average.
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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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Whatever you do, do it with all your heart and soul.
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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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What else but our own sturdy reliance on freedom can explain the unexampled record this country has made?
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Vote for the man who promises least; he’ll be the least disappointing.
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Financial storm definitely passed.
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Those who matter don’t mind, and those who mind don’t matter.
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All economic movements, by their very nature, are motivated by crowd psychology.
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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
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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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Nobody ever lost money taking a profit
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Most of the successful people I know mostly listen, not talk.
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