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

...No man should think himself a zero, and think he can do nothing about the state of the world.
Bernard Baruch

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.
Bernard Baruch