1870-1965, American Financier
A political leader must keep looking over his shoulder all the time to see if the boys are still there. If they aren't still there, he's no longer a political leader.
Bernard M. Baruch – [Politicians and Politics]
A speculator is a man who observes the future, and acts before it occurs.
Bernard M. Baruch – [Speculation]
Don't try to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. This can't be done, except by liars.
Bernard M. Baruch – [Business]
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.
Bernard M. Baruch – [Character]
Every man has a right to be wrong in his opinions. But no man has a right to be wrong in his facts.
Bernard M. Baruch – [Opinions]
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.
Bernard M. Baruch – [Gold]
I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.
Bernard M. Baruch – [Age and Aging]
If the history of the past fifty years teaches us anything, it is that peace does not follow disarmament — disarmament follows peace.
Bernard M. Baruch – [Peace]
If you get all the facts, your judgment can be right; if you don't get all the facts, it can't be right.
Bernard M. Baruch – [Facts]
In the last analysis, our only freedom is the freedom to discipline ourselves.
Bernard M. Baruch – [Freedom]
Making a success of the job at hand is the best step toward the kind you want.
Bernard M. Baruch – [Work]
Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.
Bernard M. Baruch – [Ask]
Most of the successful people I've known are the ones who do more listening than talking.
Bernard M. Baruch – [Success]
Never follow the crowd.
Bernard M. Baruch – [Individuality]
No man should think himself a zero, and think he can do nothing about the state of the world.
Bernard M. Baruch – [Thoughts and Thinking]
Nobody ever lost money taking a profit.
Bernard M. Baruch – [Business]
Only as you do know yourself can your brain serve you as a sharp and efficient tool. Know your failings, passions, and prejudices so you can separate them from what you see. Know also when you actually have thought through to the nature of the thing with which you are dealing and when you are not thinking at all.
Bernard M. Baruch – [Self-knowledge]
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.
Bernard M. Baruch – [Ideas]
The ability to express an idea is well nigh as important as the idea itself.
Bernard M. Baruch – [Communication]
The art of living lies not in eliminating but in growing with troubles.
Bernard M. Baruch – [Life and Living]