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I fancied myself as some kind of god or an economic reformer like Keynes.

George Soros

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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Myself Operation Practice Skills Survive Training Word
My conceptual framework, which basically emphasizes the importance of misconceptions, makes me extremely critical of my own decisions. I know that I am bound to be wrong, and therefore am more likely to correct my own mistakes.
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Concept Criticism Frame Important Mistake Myself Wrong
It is credit that matters, not money (in other words, monetarism is a false ideology).
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Fake Ideology Money Word
I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society.
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Freedom Home Myself Open Society Value
The sovereignty of states must be subordinated to international law and international institutions.
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Institution International Law State
I rely a great deal on animal instincts.
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Animal Greatness Myself
The financial markets play an active role in determining what’s going to happen, how the economy is going to function.
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Determination Economics Function Marketing Role
Market prices are always wrong in the sense that they present a biased view of the future.
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Future Market Present Price View Wrong
The hardest thing to judge is what level of risk is safe.
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Hard Judgement Level Life Risk
My approach works not by making valid predictions but by allowing me to correct false ones.
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Correct Fake Myself Oneself Prediction Valid Work
Unfortunately, the more complex the system, the greater the room for error.
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Complex Errors Fortunate Mistake Room System
Markets can influence the events that they anticipate.
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Anticipate Event Influence Marketing
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.
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Consequence Global Imagination Market Myself Place Present Trauma
To my mind, there is a solution which has to do with democracy, because democratic governments are subject to the will of the people. So, if the people will it, you can actually create international institutions through the democratic states.
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Democracy Government International Mindset People Solution State
Stock market bubbles don’t grow out of thin air. They have a solid basis in reality, but reality as distorted by a misconception.
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Concept Growth Market Reality Stock
If investing is entertaining, if you’re having fun, you’re probably not making any money. Good investing is boring.
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Boredom Entertainment Investment Money

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