Quotes from Bernard Baruch

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.

There is something about inside information which seems to paralyze a man's reasoning powers.

I made my money by selling too soon.

Our problem in money-making or government affairs is how to remain properly venturesome and experimental without making fools of ourselves.

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.

All economic movements, by their very nature, are motivated by crowd psychology.

If the history of the past fifty years teaches us anything, it is that peace does not follow disarmament - disarmament follows peace.

Vote for the man who promises least he'll be the least disappointing.

Only liars manage to always be out during bad times and in during good times.

When good news about the market hits the front page of the New York Times, sell.

Financial storm definitely passed.

The main purpose of the stock market is to make fools of as many men as possible.

Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have ceased to give pleasure.

Increased wages, higher pensions, more unemployment insurance, all are of no avail if the purchasing power of money falls faster.

I get the facts, I study them patiently, I apply imagination.

Nobody ever lost money taking a profit.

Those who matter don't mind, and those who mind don't matter.

Society 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.

Most of the successful people I've known are the ones who do more listening than talking.

Millions saw the apple fall but Newton was the one who asked why.

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.

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.

Now is always the hardest time to invest.

We can't cross that bridge until we come to it, but I always like to lay down a pontoon ahead of time.