“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 BARUCHSociety can progress if men’s labors show a profit – if they yield more than is put in. To produce at a loss must leave less for all to share.
More Bernard Baruch Quotes
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I have learned the truth of the observation that the more one approaches great men the more one finds that they are men.
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A dangerous fallacy is to repudiate freedom in favor of an unknown future.
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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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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 can’t cross that bridge until we come to it, but I always like to lay down a pontoon ahead of time.
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Even being right 3 or 4 times out of 10 should yield a person a fortune if he has the sense to cut his losses quickly on the ventures where he is wrong.
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Whatever you do, do it with all your heart and soul.
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No man can humiliate me or disturb me. I won’t let him.
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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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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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We grow neither better or worse as we get old, but more like ourselves.
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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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If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
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Those who matter don’t mind, and those who mind don’t matter.
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Now is always the hardest time to invest.
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