“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.”

The financial markets play an active role in determining what’s going to happen, how the economy is going to function.

Making an investment decision is like formulating a scientific hypothesis and submitting it to a practical test.

I rely a great deal on animal instincts.

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.

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

The sovereignty of states must be subordinated to international law and international institutions.

Find the trend whose premise is false, and bet against it.

My main concern is with the world order.

If the bubbles contain a misconception, as they always do, then it can’t be maintained forever.

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

When money is free, the rational lender will keep on lending until there is no one else to lend to.

To others, being wrong is a source of shame; to me, recognizing my mistakes is a source of pride.

In politics, manipulating reality can take presidence over finding reality.

Discount the obvious, bet on the unexpected.

There is very little difference between speculation and investment. The only difference is basically that investments are successful speculations because if you successfully anticipate the future you make a speculative profit.

Once a trend is established it tends to persist and to run it’s full course.

The difference between a job and a career is the difference between forty and sixty hours a week.

The difference between a lady and a flower girl is not how she behaves, but how she’s treated.

No-one is equal to anything. Even the same man is not equal to himself on different days.

Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.

What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.

The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.

If voting made any difference they wouldn’t let us do it.

If you get into business solely to make money, you won’t. If you try to make a real difference, you’ll find success.