Famous Bernard Baruch Quotes
Here are some of Bernard Baruch's quotes on things like old age, business, and the future that have been popularized through social media. His words are inspiring and relatable to many.
"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."
"To me, old age is always fifteen years older than I am."
"Whatever failures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies I have witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of action without thought."
"If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail."
"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."
"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, 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."
"Chance sometimes opens the door, but luck belongs to the good players."
"Millions saw the apple fall; Newton was the only one who asked why?"
"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."
"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."
"The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them."
"Two things are bad for the heart—running up stairs and running down people."
"Let us not be deceived — we are today in the midst of a cold war. Our enemies are to be found abroad and at home.
Let us never forget this: Our unrest is the heart of their success. The peace of the world is the hope and the goal of our political system; it is the despair and defeat of those who stand against us. We can depend only on ourselves."
"Most of the successful people I’ve known are the ones who do more listening than talking."
"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. You may not like what you find.
In that case, you are entitled to try to change it. But do not deceive yourself as to what you do find to be the facts of the situation."
"You don't have to blow out the other person's light to let your own shine."
"Although the shooting war is over, we are in the midst of a cold war which is getting warmer."
"I am interested in physical medicine because my father was. I am interested in medical research because I believe in it. I am interested in arthritis because I have it."
"We did not all come over on the same ship, but we are all in the same boat."
"I was eleven; then I was sixteen. Though no honors came my way, those were the lovely years."
"Whatever task you undertake, do it with all your heart and soul. Always be courteous, never be discouraged. 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."
"Something that everyone knows isn't worth anything."
"Information cannot serve as an effective substitute for thinking."
"Don't try to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. It can't be done except by liars."
"A speculator is a man who observes the future and acts before it occurs."
"Behind the black portent of the new atomic age lies a hope which, seized upon with faith, can work out salvation … Let us not deceive ourselves: we must elect world peace or world destruction."
"Always do one thing less than you think you can do."
"Peace is never long preserved by weight of metal or by an armament race. Peace can be made tranquil and secure only by understanding and agreement fortified by sanctions. We must embrace international cooperation or international disintegration."
"There are no such things as incurable; there are only things for which man has not found a cure."
"I am quite sure that in the hereafter, she will take me by the hand and lead me to my proper seat."
"I'm not smart. I try to observe."
"One of the secrets of a long and fruitful life is to forgive everybody everything every night before you go to bed."
"Learn to take losses quickly and cleanly. There is something about inside information which seems to paralyze a man's reasoning powers. Beware of barbers, beauticians, waiters - or anyone - bringing gifts of 'inside' information or tips. Don't try to be a jack of all investments. Stick to the field you know best."
"You can overcome anything if you don't bellyache."
"No man should think himself a zero and think he can do nothing about the state of the world."
"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."
"We grow neither better nor worse as we get old, but more like ourselves."
"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."
"The ability to express an idea is well nigh as important as the idea itself."
"None of us can be free of conflict and woe. Even the greatest men have had to accept disappointments as their daily bread. ... The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them."
"Even when we know what is right, too often we fail to act. More often, we grab greedily for the day, letting tomorrow bring what it will, putting off the unpleasant and unpopular."
"Making a success of the job at hand is the best step toward the kind you want."
"Let us not deceive ourselves; we must elect world peace or world destruction."
"You can't repeal human nature by an Act of Congress."
"A dangerous fallacy is to repudiate freedom in favor of an unknown future. What else but our own sturdy reliance on freedom can explain the unexampled record this country has made?
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."
"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."
"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."
"One could say that my whole career in Wall Street proved one long process of education in human nature."
