Bernard M Baruch Quotes

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

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

Millions saw the apple fall, Newton was the only one who asked why?

Two things are bad for the heart—running up stairs and running down people.

The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.

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

I never lost money by turning a profit.

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.

I was eleven, then I was sixteen. Though no honors came my way, those were the lovely years.

I have unlimited faith in the American people taking care of themselves—if they are told what to do and why.

Many years ago a very wise man named Bernard Baruch took me aside and put his arm around my shoulder. "Harpo my boy," he said, "I'm going to give you three pieces of advice, three things you should always remember." My heart jumped and I glowed with expectation. I was going to hear the magic password to a rich, full life from the master himself. "Yes sir?" I said. And he told me the three things. I regret that I've forgotten what they were.