Bernard Baruch
Bernard Mannes Baruch (/bəˈruːk/; 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.
Read more about Bernard Baruch: Early Life and Education, Career, Presidential Adviser: First World War, Presidential Adviser: Second World War, Park Bench Statesman, Favorite Book, Thoroughbred Racing, Legacy and Honors, Purchase of Hobcaw Barony (Bellefield Plantation), Georgetown County, South Carolina
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“Let us not be deceived—we are today in the midst of a cold war.”
—Bernard Baruch (1870–1965)
“I feel all dead inside. I’m backed up in a dark corner and I don’t know who’s hitting me!”
—Jay Dratler, U.S. screenwriter, Bernard Schoenfeld, and Henry Hathaway. Bradford Galt (Mark Stevens)
“The mother whose self-image is dependent on her children places on those children the responsibility for her own identity, and her involvement in the details of their lives can put great pressure on the children. A child suffers when everything he or she does is extremely important to a parent; this kind of over-involvement can turn even a small problem into a crisis.”
—Grace Baruch (20th century)