George Soros Quotes - Page 3

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• America needs to follow the policies it has introduced in Germany. We have to go through a certain de-Nazification process.

  George Soros

  America, Germany, Needs

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• As an anonymous participant in financial markets, I never had to weigh the social consequences of my actions ... I felt justified in ignoring them on the grounds that I was playing by the rules.

  George Soros

  Action, Financial, Justified

  George Soros (2007). “Open Society Reforming Global Capitalism Reconsidered”, p.139, PublicAffairs

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• The main difference between me and other people who have amassed this kind of money is that I am primarily interested in ideas, and I don't have much personal use for money.

  George Soros

  Money, Ideas, Differences

  George Soros, Byron Wien, Krisztina Koenen (1995). “Soros on Soros: Staying Ahead of the Curve”, p.244, John Wiley & Sons

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• 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.

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  Skills, Survival, Training

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• Unfortunately, the more complex the system, the greater the room for error.

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  Errors, Investing, Rooms

  George Soros (1994). “The Alchemy of Finance: Reading the Mind of the Market”, p.16, John Wiley & Sons

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• I am not a Zionist, nor am I am a practicing Jew, but I have a great deal of sympathy for my fellow Jews and a deep concern for the survival of Israel.

  George Soros

  Israel, Survival, Zionist

  "On Israel, America and AIPAC". www.nybooks.com. April 12, 2007.

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• My sense of insecurity keeps me alert, always ready to correct my errors.

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  Errors, Insecurity, Ready

  George Soros, Byron Wien, Krisztina Koenen (1995). “Soros on Soros: Staying Ahead of the Curve”, p.11, John Wiley & Sons

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• I'm only rich because I know when I'm wrong...I basically have survived by recognizing my mistakes.

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  Money, Mistake, Wealth

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• 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

  Government, Democracy, Investing

  "Philanthropist Under Fire". BuzzFlash Interview, www.alternet.org. March 1, 2004.

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• Law has become a business. Health care has become a business. Unfortunately, politics has also become a business. That really undermines society.

  George Soros

  Law, Care, Health Care

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• It is much easier to put existing resources to better use, than to develop resources where they do not exist.

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  Use, Investing, Easier

  George Soros (2007). “Age of Fallibility: Consequences of the War on Terror”, p.182, PublicAffairs

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• The generally accepted view is that markets are always right -- that is, market prices tend to discount future developments accurately even when it is unclear what those developments are. I start with the opposite view. I believe the market prices are always wrong in the sense that they present a biased view of the future.

  George Soros

  Believe, Views, Opposites

  George Soros (1994). “The Alchemy of Finance: Reading the Mind of the Market”, p.14, John Wiley & Sons

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• 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

  Groups, Peers, Followers

  George Soros, Byron Wien, Krisztina Koenen (1995). “Soros on Soros: Staying Ahead of the Curve”, p.312, John Wiley & Sons

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• Revolutions usually start with enthusiasm and end in tears.

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  Tears, Enthusiasm, Revolution

  "Why Obama has to get Egypt right". www.washingtonpost.com. February 3, 2011.

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• Whenever there is a conflict between universal principles and self-interest, self-interest is likely to prevail.

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  Self, Principles, Investing

  George Soros (2007). “Open Society Reforming Global Capitalism Reconsidered”, p.17, PublicAffairs

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• I very often used to get backaches due to the fact that I was wrong. Whenever you are wrong you have to fight or [take] flight. When [I] make the decision, the backache goes away.

  George Soros

  Fighting, Decision, Investing

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• Money values do not simply mirror the state of affairs in the real world; valuation is a positive act that makes an impact on the course of events. Monetary and real phenomena are connected in a reflexive fashion; that is, they influence each other mutually. The reflexive relationship manifests itself most clearly in the use and abuse of credit.

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  Fashion, Real, Impact

  George Soros (1994). “The Alchemy of Finance: Reading the Mind of the Market”, p.17, John Wiley & Sons

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• I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society.

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  Freedom, Home, America

  "Why We Must Not Reelect President Bush". www.project-syndicate.org. October 17, 2004.

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• I contend that financial markets never reflect the underlying reality accurately; they always distort it in some way or another and the distortions find expression in market prices. Those distortions can, occasionally, find ways to affect the fundamentals that market prices are supposed to reflect.

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  Reality, Expression, Investing

  George Soros (2009). “The Crash of 2008 and What it Means: The New Paradigm for Financial Markets”, p.7, Hachette UK

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• Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman.

  George Soros

  Business, Wells, Humans

  Interview with Mark Shapiro, September 5, 2000.

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• The scope for improvement is infinite, precisely because perfection is unattainable.

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  Perfection, Unattainable, Improvement

  George Soros (2007). “Open Society Reforming Global Capitalism Reconsidered”, p.26, PublicAffairs

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• 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.

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  Great Inventions, Needs, Looks

  Interview with Mark Shapiro, September 05, 2000.

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• If we carry this line of argument to its logical conclusion, the meaning of life consists of the flaws in one's conceptions and what one does about them. Life can be seen as a fertile fallacy.

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  Meaning Of Life, Doe, Investing

  George Soros (1994). “The Alchemy of Finance: Reading the Mind of the Market”, p.363, John Wiley & Sons

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• I don't panic. The same thing applies to me as to everybody else, so I'm given to euphoria and despair. And I would say that I basically have survived by recognizing my mistakes.

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  Mistake, Despair, Panic

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• Market prices are always wrong.

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  Always Wrong

  George Soros (1994). “The Alchemy of Finance: Reading the Mind of the Market”, p.14, John Wiley & Sons

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