Top 100 Al Bernstein Quotes
#1. Stress is never a given. There are people who get divorced amicably. There are people who pack up and move with no emotional toll. There is no stressor 'out there' in the world. We experience stress - or we don't - depending on what we believe.
Andrew J. Bernstein
#3. Bob and I [Carl Bernstein]embraced and held each other briefly. There was a whole lifetime of emotions and journalism in this moment.
Bob Woodward
#4. The increase of social wealth is not accompanied by a diminishing number of capitalist magnates, but by an increasing number of capitalists of all degrees.
Eduard Bernstein
#5. Stress is not the spice of life any more than arsenic is. And without it, you won't feel bored.
Andrew J. Bernstein
#6. My secret to success is that I've always loved good music and people.
Sid Bernstein
#8. Life offers a cruel choice: you can be right or happy. Not both. This is true regardless of whom you may be involved with, but it is especially true if there is an emotional vampire in your life.
Albert J. Bernstein
#9. The pressure to compete, the fear somebody else will make the splash first, creates a frenzied environment in which a blizzard of information is presented and serious questions may not be raised.
Carl Bernstein
#10. The key to getting out of a bad relationship is being able to imagine something more fulfilling. --D. Travers Scott
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
#11. A miracle is a shift in perception. The moment that we choose to perceive our life with love, we can create miraculous change.
Gabrielle Bernstein
#12. The economic interpretation of history does not necessarily mean that all events are determined solely by economic forces. It simply means that economic facts are the ever recurring decisive forces, the chief points in the process of history.
Eduard Bernstein
#13. A fool and his money get a lot of publicity.
Al Bernstein
#14. The revolutionary idea that defines the boundary between modern times and the past is the mastery of risk: the notion that the future is more than a whim of the gods and that men and women are not passive before nature.
Peter L. Bernstein
#15. Even at the end of a presidential election campaign, we have no way to know what Mitt Romney really believes.
Carl Bernstein
#16. Marilyn, I have a wife and family and a dog and a cat.
Carl Bernstein
#17. When we fulfill our function, which is to truly love ourselves and share love with others, then true happiness sets in.
Gabrielle Bernstein
#18. Our steel-tipped step-ladder arrows will let us rescue that injured stork that settled down on top of the obelisk and can't fly away!
Robert Bernstein
#19. Whenever you notice your thoughts detour into attack mode, say out loud or to yourself: Happiness is a choice I make.
Gabrielle Bernstein
#20. I learned that real happiness doesn't come from getting but from giving.
Gabrielle Bernstein
#22. We tend to extrapolate the recent past indefinitely into the future; in the 1970s, investors thought that inflation would never end, whereas now most people think it will never occur again. The first viewpoint was proven wrong within a few years, and the latter viewpoint most likely will be soon.
William J. Bernstein
#25. Humans abstract and record information in five major ways: with writing, mathematical notation, painting/photography/videography, maps, and clocks - that is, we can abstract and record verbal, numerical, visual, spatial, and temporal information.
William J. Bernstein
#26. The more difficult it is to forgive someone the greater the opportunity for spiritual growth.
Gabrielle Bernstein
#27. I'm not interested in having an orchestra sound like itself. I want it to sound like the composer.
Leonard Bernstein
#28. A work of art does not answer questions, it provokes them; and its essential meaning is in the tension between the contradictory answers.
Leonard Bernstein
#29. The bottom line is that it's better to run a workforce on security than insecurity.
Jared Bernstein
#30. The prospect of getting rich is highly motivating, and few people get rich without taking a gamble.
Peter L. Bernstein
#31. When you repeat a new pattern often, you literally change the neural pathways in your brain. This shift helps true change settle in.
Gabrielle Bernstein
#32. When it comes to fund managers and market strategists, this year's hero usually turns into next year's zero.
William J. Bernstein
#33. We are in the midst of a protracted wage slump, ... a troubling trend that is largely going unnoticed by policymakers.
Jared Bernstein
#34. The more you worry, the more you throw off the delicate balance of hormones required for health.
Andrew J. Bernstein
#35. Music ... can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable.
Leonard Bernstein
#36. The most important function of a bibliographic entry is to help the reader obtain a copy of the cited work.
Daniel J. Bernstein
#37. Today you have something like A Film by Joe Harry. That is patently asinine and ridiculous.
Elmer Bernstein
#38. ...self-discovery has been so tainted by technology and the fear of loss it creates. The immediacy that the internet and all things digital provide has cut off an arm of real experience, trumping virtual validation over lived reflection.
Emma Bee Bernstein
#39. The only thing worse than an oppressed liberal is the Rino Republican who sympathizes with them.
Josh Bernstein
#40. Public policy in the twentieth century was about protecting and expanding the social compact, based on recognition that effective government at the federal level provides rules and services and safety measures that contribute to a better society.
Carl Bernstein
#41. Remember the Wizard Archer's drill arrows that rescued the entombed miners? Well, we're drilling holes in your swiss cheese building to rescue you from a costly boner!
Robert Bernstein
#42. Music, of all the arts, stands in a special region, unlit by any star but its own, and utterly without meaning ... except its own.
Leonard Bernstein
#43. Technique is communication: the two words are synonymous in conductors.
Leonard Bernstein
#44. Before, prior to. There is no difference between these two except length and a certain affectedness on the part of 'prior to.' To paraphrase Bernstein, if you would use 'posterior to' instead of 'after,' then by all means use 'prior to' instead of 'before.
Bill Bryson
#46. Negative thoughts stick around because we believe them, not because we want them or choose them.
Andrew J. Bernstein
#47. Worrisome thoughts and their resulting feelings are a form of self strangulation. They not only strangle your emotions. They affect your physical life as well, and your ability to focus and get things done.
Andrew J. Bernstein
#48. The failures of the press have contributed immensely to the emergence of a talk-show nation, in which public discourse is reduced to ranting and raving and posturing. We now have a mainstream press whose news agenda is increasingly influenced by this netherworld.
Carl Bernstein
#49. I believe that simple, consistent shifts in our thinking and actions can lead to the miraculous in all aspects of our daily lives, including our relationships, finances, bodies, and self-image.
Gabrielle Bernstein
#50. It is hard to think of another composer who so perfectly marries form and passion.
Leonard Bernstein
#51. The 20th century has been a badly written drama, from the beginning.
Leonard Bernstein
#52. There are no accidents in salvation. Those who are to meet will meet, because together they have the potential for a holy relationship. They are ready for each other.
Gabrielle Bernstein
#53. I've been all over the world and I've never seen a statue of a critic.
Leonard Bernstein
#54. Nothing is given to man on earth - struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible - the hero is the man who lets no obstacle prevent him from pursuing the values he has chosen.
Andrew Bernstein
#55. We treat this world of ours as though we have a spare in the trunk.
Al Bernstein
#56. People get smarter. The human brain has a potential for development. Some day it will grow big enough so that everybody will see and understand the truth, and then we won't act like a bunch of sheep, and then that wall separates the two sides of us will crumble, just like the wall of Jericho.
Harry Bernstein
#57. If your broker or investment advisor is not familiar with the concept of standard deviation of returns, get a new one.
William J. Bernstein
#58. The reality is that the media are probably the most powerful of all our institutions today and they, or rather we, too often are squandering our power and ignoring our obligations. The consequence of our abdication of responsibility is the ugly spectacle of idiot culture!
Carl Bernstein
#59. For the first time, the weird and the stupid and the coarse are becoming our cultural norms, even our cultural ideal.
Carl Bernstein
#61. When we function from a fearful, low-level energetic state, our thoughts and energy can literally pollute the world.
Gabrielle Bernstein
#62. Miracle Message #22: I speak with confidence because the world needs my light. #MiraclesNow
Gabrielle Bernstein
#63. The really tough thing would have been to decide to take Woodward and Bernstein off the story. They were carrying the coal for us - in that their stories were right.
Ben Bradlee
#64. Even more exasperating than the guy who thinks he knows it all is the one who really does.
Al Bernstein
#65. Oh but it is Mr Bernstein, it is the ultimate game. And, once you take this folder you will have precisely 14 days in which to decide whether or not you would like to play.
Adrian Dawson
#66. I would rather be loved by millions and hated by the same number rather than moderately liked by everyone.
Josh Bernstein
#67. Sometimes your higher self will guide you to make mistakes so you can learn lessons.
Gabrielle Bernstein
#68. Good journalism should challenge people, not just mindlessly amuse them.
Carl Bernstein
#70. There's a fine line between helping others and being a people pleaser, and mistaking one for the other can be hugely detrimental. When we put others' needs before our own, we deplete our energy, which can lead to depression, physical illness, and overwhelm.
Gabrielle Bernstein
#71. Illusory universality is the universality of the art of the culture industry, it is the universality of the homogeneous same, an art which no longer even promises happiness but only provides easy amusement as relief from labour.
J.M. Bernstein
#73. The biggest rap on me is that I don't find a Watergate every couple of years. Well, Watergate was unique. It's not something Carl Bernstein, I, or the Washington Post caused.
Bob Woodward
#74. Forgiveness isn't about letting the other person off the hook - it's about releasing ourselves.
Gabrielle Bernstein
#76. Neglecting passion blocks creative flow. When you're passionate, you're energized. Likewise, when you lack passion, your energy is low and unproductive. Energy is everything when it comes to being successful.
Gabrielle Bernstein
#77. To show the potentialities of a brighter future we must first resuscitate the visions of a better past.
Josh Bernstein
#78. The more you retrain yourself to choose happiness over fear, the more blissful you will be.
Gabrielle Bernstein
#79. Did folks know that the tax to fund the program [Social Security] only hits salaries up to $110,000? That means that if you make a million bucks, about 90% of your salary is tax free when it comes to the payroll tax that funds Soc Sec. That ain't right.
Jared Bernstein
#80. We're neither pure, nor wise, nor good
We'll do the best we know.
We'll build our house and chop our wood
And make our garden grow.
And make our garden grow!
Leonard Bernstein
#81. If you find yourself stimulated in any way by your portfolio performance, then you are probably doing something very wrong. A superior portfolio strategy should be intrinsically boring.
William J. Bernstein
#82. I went to James Monroe High School, a big school in the East Bronx. My first promotion was the first alumni reunion dance. I got all the names and addresses out of the yearbook. It came off very well.
Sid Bernstein
#83. Children must receive music instruction as naturally as food, with as much pleasure as they derive from a ball game, and this must happen from the beginning of their lives.
Leonard Bernstein
#84. The hero is valorous because he stands up to every threat directed against his values. Heroism requires value conflict.
Andrew Bernstein
#85. To be a success as a Broadway composer, you must be Jewish or gay. I'm both.
Leonard Bernstein
#86. It shouldn't just be about money. It should be about loving what you do.
Sid Bernstein
#87. I never leaked information to Woodward and Bernstein or anyone else!
W. Mark Felt
#88. You wouldn't think it would but my parents were really balanced about that. When it came time for me to be out of the house and out on my own they were very supportive.
Elmer Bernstein
#90. If you are a great news organization, you can't have the best obtainable version of the truth if your vision and your scale is reduced to a fraction of its former self.
Carl Bernstein
#91. A fast food job, for most people, should be an entry level position. If you see no path for advancement beyond that, it's time to take a real fast look at your human capital and learn a skill that will make you more money.
William J. Bernstein
#92. I've learned that fear is simply an illusion based on past experiences that we project into the present and onto the future.
Gabrielle Bernstein
#93. Dieter walked a little ahead of the other actors, murmuring to his favourite horse. The horse, Bernstein, was missing half his tail, because the first cello had just restrung his bow last week.
Emily St. John Mandel
#94. The moment you accept that there's a guidance system supporting you, then you experience a new sense of freedom and peace.
Gabrielle Bernstein
#95. Get naked with your truth, offering the world your greatest gift: your authentic self.
Gabrielle Bernstein
#96. The reason that 'guru' is such a popular word is because 'charlatan' is so hard to spell.
William J. Bernstein
#97. I would suggest that the next generation stop looking for happiness outside of themselves but instead turn inward.
Gabrielle Bernstein
#98. A sense of peace came over me and I must have been smiling as I fell asleep.
Harry Bernstein
#99. It's bad enough that you have to take market risk. Only a fool takes on the additional risk of doing yet more damage by failing to diversify properly with his or her nest egg. Avoid the problem-buy a well-run index fund and own the whole market.
William J. Bernstein
