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George Soros Quotes

Sometimes time actually works against you if you refuse to face the relevant issues and explain to the public what is at stake Picture Quote #1

Giving government aid to a bank basically transforms it into a utility. The huge salaries in this sector are only a symptom of a more profound misalignment. The profitability of the finance industry has been excessive. That is absurd Picture Quote #1

Of course, speculation will always make a crisis worse. If there is a weak point, it will expose it Picture Quote #1

An open society is a society which allows its members the greatest possible degree of freedom in pursuing their interests compatible with the interests of others Picture Quote #1

I think there’s a lot of merit in an international economy and global markets, but they’re not sufficient because markets don’t look after social needs Picture Quote #1

I’m not doing my philanthropic work, out of any kind of guilt, or any need to create good public relations. I’m doing it because I can afford to do it, and I believe in it Picture Quote #1

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Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux and money is made by discounting the obvious and betting on the unexpected Picture Quote #1

Markets are designed to allow individuals to look after their private needs and to pursue profit. It’s really a great invention, and I wouldn’t underestimate the value of that. But they’re not designed to take care of social needs Picture Quote #1

Now that I have called you on your false accusation, you are using additional smear tactics Picture Quote #1

Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes Picture Quote #1

Proposition 19 already is a winner no matter what happens on election day. The mere fact of its being on the ballot has elevated and legitimized public discourse about marijuana and marijuana policy in ways I could not have imagined a year ago Picture Quote #1

Regulating and taxing marijuana would simultaneously save taxpayers billions of dollars in enforcement and incarceration costs, while providing many billions of dollars in revenue annually Picture Quote #1

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The financial markets generally are unpredictable. So that one has to have different scenarios... The idea that you can actually predict what’s going to happen contradicts my way of looking at the market Picture Quote #1

The people currently in charge have forgotten the first principle of an open society, namely that we may be wrong and that there has to be free discussion. That it’s possible to be opposed to the policies without being unpatriotic Picture Quote #1

The worse a situation becomes the less it takes to turn it around, the bigger the upside Picture Quote #1

We are the most powerful nation on earth. No external power, no terrorist organization can defeat us. But we can defeat ourselves by getting caught in a quagmire Picture Quote #1

When I had made more money than I needed for myself and my family, I set up a foundation to promote the values and principles of a free and open society Picture Quote #1

When it comes to social consequences, they’ve got all different people acting in different ways, very difficult to even have a proper criterion of success. So, it’s a difficult task Picture Quote #1

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I’m only rich because I know when I’m wrong... I basically have survived by recognizing my mistakes Picture Quote #1

Most of the poverty and misery in the world is due to bad government, lack of democracy, weak states, internal strife, and so on Picture Quote #1

It’s not whether you’re right or wrong that’s important, but how much money you make when you’re right and how much you lose when you’re wrong Picture Quote #1

Everything adds up to a major crisis. Humanity is faced with a global energy crisis... The core of the crisis lies in the increasing shortage of oil Picture Quote #1

Globalization has rendered the world increasingly interdependent, but international politics is still based on the sovereignty of states Picture Quote #1

A global economy is characterized not only by the free movement of goods and services but, more important, by the free movement of ideas and of capital Picture Quote #1

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The collapse of the global marketplace would be a traumatic event with unimaginable consequences. Yet I find it easier to imagine than the continuation of the present regime Picture Quote #1

It is much easier to put existing resources to better use, than to develop resources where they do not exist Picture Quote #1

The main enemy of the open society, I believe, is no longer the communist but the capitalist threat Picture Quote #1

I called gold the ultimate bubble, which means it may go higher. But it’s certainly not safe and it’s not going to last forever Picture Quote #1

If I had to sum up my practical skills, I would use one word: survival. And operating a hedge fund utilized my training in survival to the fullest Picture Quote #1

The trouble with institutional investors is that their performance is usually measured relative to their peer group and not by an absolute yardstick. This makes them trend followers by definition Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes time actually works against you if you refuse to face the relevant issues and explain to the public what is at stake (George Soros Quotes) Giving government aid to a bank basically transforms it into a utility. The huge salaries in this sector are only a symptom of a more profound misalignment. The profitability of the finance industry has been excessive. That is absurd (George Soros Quotes) Of course, speculation will always make a crisis worse. If there is a weak point, it will expose it (George Soros Quotes) An open society is a society which allows its members the greatest possible degree of freedom in pursuing their interests compatible with the interests of others (George Soros Quotes) I think there’s a lot of merit in an international economy and global markets, but they’re not sufficient because markets don’t look after social needs (George Soros Quotes) I’m not doing my philanthropic work, out of any kind of guilt, or any need to create good public relations. I’m doing it because I can afford to do it, and I believe in it (George Soros Quotes) Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux and money is made by discounting the obvious and betting on the unexpected (George Soros Quotes) Markets are designed to allow individuals to look after their private needs and to pursue profit. It’s really a great invention, and I wouldn’t underestimate the value of that. But they’re not designed to take care of social needs (George Soros Quotes) Now that I have called you on your false accusation, you are using additional smear tactics (George Soros Quotes) Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes (George Soros Quotes) Proposition 19 already is a winner no matter what happens on election day. The mere fact of its being on the ballot has elevated and legitimized public discourse about marijuana and marijuana policy in ways I could not have imagined a year ago (George Soros Quotes) Regulating and taxing marijuana would simultaneously save taxpayers billions of dollars in enforcement and incarceration costs, while providing many billions of dollars in revenue annually (George Soros Quotes) The financial markets generally are unpredictable. So that one has to have different scenarios... The idea that you can actually predict what’s going to happen contradicts my way of looking at the market (George Soros Quotes) The people currently in charge have forgotten the first principle of an open society, namely that we may be wrong and that there has to be free discussion. That it’s possible to be opposed to the policies without being unpatriotic (George Soros Quotes) The worse a situation becomes the less it takes to turn it around, the bigger the upside (George Soros Quotes) We are the most powerful nation on earth. No external power, no terrorist organization can defeat us. But we can defeat ourselves by getting caught in a quagmire (George Soros Quotes) When I had made more money than I needed for myself and my family, I set up a foundation to promote the values and principles of a free and open society (George Soros Quotes) When it comes to social consequences, they’ve got all different people acting in different ways, very difficult to even have a proper criterion of success. So, it’s a difficult task (George Soros Quotes) I’m only rich because I know when I’m wrong... I basically have survived by recognizing my mistakes (George Soros Quotes) Most of the poverty and misery in the world is due to bad government, lack of democracy, weak states, internal strife, and so on (George Soros Quotes) It’s not whether you’re right or wrong that’s important, but how much money you make when you’re right and how much you lose when you’re wrong (George Soros Quotes) Everything adds up to a major crisis. Humanity is faced with a global energy crisis... The core of the crisis lies in the increasing shortage of oil (George Soros Quotes) Globalization has rendered the world increasingly interdependent, but international politics is still based on the sovereignty of states (George Soros Quotes) A global economy is characterized not only by the free movement of goods and services but, more important, by the free movement of ideas and of capital (George Soros Quotes) The collapse of the global marketplace would be a traumatic event with unimaginable consequences. Yet I find it easier to imagine than the continuation of the present regime (George Soros Quotes) It is much easier to put existing resources to better use, than to develop resources where they do not exist (George Soros Quotes) The main enemy of the open society, I believe, is no longer the communist but the capitalist threat (George Soros Quotes) I called gold the ultimate bubble, which means it may go higher. But it’s certainly not safe and it’s not going to last forever (George Soros Quotes) If I had to sum up my practical skills, I would use one word: survival. And operating a hedge fund utilized my training in survival to the fullest (George Soros Quotes) The trouble with institutional investors is that their performance is usually measured relative to their peer group and not by an absolute yardstick. This makes them trend followers by definition (George Soros Quotes)

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