Don’t try to be a jack of all investments. Stick to the field you know best.
BERNARD BARUCHAlthough the shooting war is over, we are in the midst of a cold war which is getting warmer.
More Bernard Baruch Quotes
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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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Two things are bad for the heart – running up stairs and running down people.
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If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
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You don’t have to blow out the other person’s light to let your own shine.
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Science has taught us how to put the atom to work. But to make it work for good instead of for evil lies in the domain dealing with the principles of human dignity. We are now facing a problem more of ethics than of physics.
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Never play tips from “insiders.” They can’t see the forest for the trees.
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Let us not be deceived we are today in the midst of a cold war.
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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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Be quick to praise people. People like to praise those who praise them.
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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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“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.
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If the history of the past fifty years teaches us anything, it is that peace does not follow disarmament – disarmament follows peace.
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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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Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have ceased to give pleasure.
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Gold has worked down from Alexander’s time… When something holds good for two thousand years I do not believe it can be so because of prejudice or mistaken theory.
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I have known men who could see through the motivations of others with the skill of a clairvoyant; only to prove blind to their own mistakes. I have been one of those men.
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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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When good news about the market hits the front page of the New York Times, sell.
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Always do one thing less than you think you can do.
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Don’t speculate unless you can make it a full time job.
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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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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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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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To me – old age is always ten years older than I am.
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There is something about inside information which seems to paralyze a man’s reasoning powers.
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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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