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

George Soros

Every bubble has two components: something – some real trend, and a misconception about that trend.
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Component Concept Reality Trend
Political debate is more interested in manipulating the truth, than finding the truth.
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Finding Interest Manipulation Politics Truth
The sovereignty of states must be subordinated to international law and international institutions.
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Institution International Law State
American supremacy is the greatest threat to the world today.
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Competition Greatness Rival Threat World
The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.
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Obstacle Order Stability World
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
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’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.
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Important Lose Money Right Wrong Yourself
There is always a divergence between our perception and what actually exists.
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Existence Ourselves Perception
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
Law has become a business. Health care has become a business. Unfortunately, politics has also become a business. That really undermines society.
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Business Health Law Politics Society
To be successful, you need leisure. You need time hanging heavily on your hands.
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Hands heavy Need Success Time Yourself
When a long-term trend loses it’s momentum, short-term volatility tends to rise. It is easy to see why that should be so: the trend-following crowd is disoriented.
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Crowd Follow Lose Momentum Rise Time
When money is free, the rational lender will keep on lending until there is no one else to lend to.
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Freedom Money Oneself
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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Basic Despair Fear Mistake Myself Panic Recognition Survive
The world order needs a major overhaul.
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Need Order Stop World

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