Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Bernard Baruch Politician

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Aug 19, 1870
  • Died: Jun 20, 1965

Bernard Mannes Baruch 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.

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

Let us not deceive ourselves we must elect world peace or world destruction. peace

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

In the last analysis, our only freedom is the freedom to discipline ourselves. freedom

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

To me, old age is always fifteen years older than I am. aging

I made my money by selling too soon. finance

Do not blame anybody for your mistakes and failures. failure

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

Let us not be deceived we are today in the midst of a cold war. war

The greatest blessing of our democracy is freedom. But in the last analysis, our only freedom is the freedom to discipline ourselves. freedom

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

St. Patrick's Day March 17, 2025

There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 quotes from John Millington Synge

3 quotes from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 quotes from William Butler Yeats

28 quotes from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 quotes from Dave Barry

27 quotes from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 sayings from Winston Churchill

74 sayings from Winston Churchill