Clarence Walker Barron Quotes


What is an individual? Just a bit of life shot off from the one Life in the universe-just a bit of love and truth dropped on this globe, just as the globe itself was once a bit of light and heat dropped from the sun.


Citations

Forbes, B. C., editor. The Forbes Scrapbook of Thoughts on the Business of Life. Forbes Inc., 1950, p. 184.

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Clarence Walker Barron
Clarence Walker Barron
  • Born: July 2, 1855
  • Died: October 3, 1928
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  • Profession: Financial Journalist

Clarence W. Barron is one of the most influential figures in the history of Dow Jones & Company. As a career newsman described as a "short, rotund powerhouse", he died holding the posts of president of Dow Jones and de facto manager of The Wall Street Journal. He is considered the founder of modern financial journalism.