Bernard M. Baruch (1870-1965)

Quotes

• Never answer a critic, unless he's right.

• Every man has a right to his opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts.

• During my eighty-seven years I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them have done away with the need for character in the individual or the ability to think.

• I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.

• Millions say the apple fell but Newton was the only one to ask why.

• To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.

• 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.

• Only as you do know yourself can your brain serve you as a sharp and efficient tool. Know your own failings, passions, and prejudices so you can separate them from what you see.

• If you have made a mistake, cut your losses as quickly as possible.

• Old age is always fifteen years older than I am.