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.
BERNARD BARUCHWhatever task you undertake, do it with all your heart and soul. Always be courteous, never be discouraged.
More Bernard Baruch Quotes
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Colleges don’t teach economics properly. Unfortunately we learn little from the experience of the past.
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If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
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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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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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Never pay the slightest attention to what a company president ever says about his stock.
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We are here today to make a choice between the quick and the dead.
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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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Peace is never long preserved by weight of metal or by an armament race.
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In a period scarcely twice my own lifetime it has risen from nothingness to become the world’s greatest power. It has become the ark of the covenant of freedom.
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Bears don’t live on Park Avenue.
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A dangerous fallacy is to repudiate freedom in favor of an unknown future.
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Buy straw hats in the wintertime. Summer will surely come.
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Beware of him who promises something for nothing. Do not blame anybody for your mistakes and failures. Do not look for approval except the consciousness of doing your best.
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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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In trading/ investing it’s not about how much you make, but how much you don’t lose
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