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Bernard Mannes Baruch (/bəˈruːx/; August 19, 1870 – June 20, 1965) was an American financier, stock investor, philanthropist, statesman, and political consultant. After his success in business, he devoted his time toward advising U.S. Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt on economic matters, and became a philanthropist.

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The longer I operated on Wall Street the more distrustful I became of tips and inside information of every kind. Given time, I believe that inside information can break the Bank of England

Believe, Distrustful, Information, Longer, Wall

You can't repeal human nature by an Act of Congress.

Congress, Government, Human, Human Nature, Nature

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

Fools, Funny, Humor, Market, Men, Possible

Nothing did more to spur the boom in stocks than the decision made by the New York Federal Reserve bank, in the spring of 1927, to cut the rediscount rate. Benjamin Strong, Governor of the bank, was chief advocate of this unwise measure, which was taken largely at the behest of Montagu Norman of the Bank of England. . . . At the time of the Banks action I warned of its consequences. . . . I felt that sooner or later the market had to break.

Banks, Money, New York, Spur, Strong, Taken

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

Bad, Good, Good Times, Liars, Times, Timing

A speculator is a man who observes the future, and acts before it occurs.

Business, Future, Man, Men, Occurs, Speculator

Never play tips from "insiders. " They can't see the forest for the trees.

Forests, Play, See, Tree, Trees

Approach each new problem not with a view of finding what you hope will be there, but to get the truth.

Approach, Finding, Problem, Views

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

Funny, Inspirational, Life, Matter, Mind, Say

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.

Cutting, Hitting, Loss, Sense, Speculator, Yield

Chance sometimes opens the door, but luck belongs to the good players.

Belongs, Doors, Good, Luck, Player

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.

Act, Ethics, Putting, Responsibility, Tomorrow

A political leader must keep looking over his shoulder all the time to see if the boys are still there. If they arent still there, hes no longer a political leader.

Boys, Leader, Looking, Time

Never answer a critic, unless he's right.

Humility, Answers, Belief, Right, Answer, Critic

Become more humble as the market goes your way.

Become, Humble, Market, Way

Bears don't live on Park Avenue.

Parks, Bears, Investment, Avenue, Park

Information cannot serve as an effective substitute for thinking.

Information, Serve, Substitute, Substitutes, Thinking

We are here today to make a choice between the quick and the dead.

Choice, Choices, Dead, Make, Today

Never follow the crowd.

Inspirational, Self Esteem, Self Respect, Crowd, Follow

Never pay the slightest attention to what a company president ever says about his stock.

Attention, Pay, President, Says

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