There is no point in being confident and having a small position.
GEORGE SOROSThere is no point in being confident and having a small position.
GEORGE SOROSThe strength of this country lies in the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights and the freedom of speech and thought.
GEORGE SOROSTo others, being wrong is a source of shame; to me, recognizing my mistakes is a source of pride.
GEORGE SOROSI’m not better than the next trader, just quicker at admitting my mistakes and moving on to the next opportunity.
GEORGE SOROSMy approach works not by making valid predictions but by allowing me to correct false ones.
GEORGE SOROSTo be successful, you need leisure. You need time hanging heavily on your hands.
GEORGE SOROSHedge funds are a very efficient way of managing money. But there are clearly some risks. Hedge funds use credit and credit is a source of instability. Transactions involving credit should be regulated.
GEORGE SOROSMarkets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux and money is made by discounting the obvious and betting on the unexpected.
GEORGE SOROSThe world order needs a major overhaul.
GEORGE SOROSI rely a great deal on animal instincts.
GEORGE SOROSThe global crisis is caused by pathologies inherent in the global financial system itself.
GEORGE SOROSIt is credit that matters, not money (in other words, monetarism is a false ideology).
GEORGE SOROSI’m only rich because I know when I’m wrong.
GEORGE SOROSEvery bubble has two components: something – some real trend, and a misconception about that trend.
GEORGE SOROSMy main concern is with the world order.
GEORGE SOROSIt is sort of a disease when you consider yourself some kind of god, the creator of everything, but I feel comfortable about it now since I began to live it out.
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