Bernard Baruch Professions : FinancierBorn : August 19, 1870Died : June 20, 1965 Browse All Authors Quotes From Bernard Baruch Those who matter don't mind, and those who mind don't matter. Bernard Baruch inspirationallifefunny Millions saw the apple fall but Newton was the one who asked why. Bernard Baruch leadershipteacherinspirational Most of the successful people I've known are the ones who do more listening than talking. Bernard Baruch successtalkinginspirational In trading/ investing it's not about how much you make, but how much you don't lose Bernard Baruch tradinginvestingloses Get to know yourself. Know your own 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... 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. Bernard Baruch passionknowingthinking 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. Bernard Baruch mistakeheartlove If a speculator is correct half of the time, he is hitting a good average. 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. Bernard Baruch yieldcuttingloss 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. Bernard Baruch changetruthreality It is far more difficult... to know when to sell a stock than when to buy. Bernard Baruch sellsdifficultknows Never pay the slightest attention to what a company president ever says about his stock. Bernard Baruch presidentpayattention Never follow the crowd. Bernard Baruch self-respectself-esteeminspirational When good news about the market hits the front page of the New York Times, sell. Bernard Baruch newspagesnew-york Buy straw hats in the wintertime. Summer will surely come. Bernard Baruch wintertimehatssummer I'll give you the bottom 10% and the top 10% of any move if I get to keep the middle 80%. Bernard Baruch top-10givingmoving Don't try to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. It can't be done except by liars. Bernard Baruch businessliarstrying You don't have to blow out the other person's light to let your own shine. Bernard Baruch shininglightblow When beggars and shoeshine boys, barbers and beauticians can tell you how to get rich it is time to remind yourself that there is no more dangerous illusion than the belief that one can get something for nothing. Bernard Baruch illusionbeliefboys Don't speculate unless you can make it a full time job. Bernard Baruch full-time-jobsjobs One of the secrets of a long and fruitful life is to forgive everybody everything everynight before you go to bed. Bernard Baruch forgivenesspositivelife A speculator is a man who observes the future, and acts before it occurs. Bernard Baruch futurebusinessmen Similar Authors Arpad Busson financier Allen Stanford financier Carl Pohlad financier Edward Francis Hutton financier Leon Levy financier Laurance Rockefeller financierAll Authors
