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If we care about universal principles such as freedom, democracy and the rule of law, we cannot leave them to the care of market forces; we must establish some other institutions to safeguard them.

George Soros

Revolutions usually start with enthusiasm and end in tears.
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End Enthusiasm Revolution Start Tears
Markets can influence the events that they anticipate.
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Anticipate Event Influence Marketing
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
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
The hardest thing to judge is what level of risk is safe.
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Hard Judgement Level Life Risk
American supremacy is the greatest threat to the world today.
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Competition Greatness Rival Threat World
America needs to follow the policies it has introduced in Germany. We have to go through a certain de-Nazification process.
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Introduction Policy Process
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
I’m only rich because I know when I’m wrong…I basically have survived by recognizing my mistakes.
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Basic Mistake Recognition Rich Wrong
I fancied myself as some kind of god or an economic reformer like Keynes.
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Economics Fancy God Kind
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
Misconceptions play a prominent role in my view of the world.
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Concept Play Role View World
Discount the obvious, bet on the unexpected.
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Discount Expectation Inspirational Risk
The main enemy of the open society, I believe, is no longer the communist but the capitalist threat.
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Believe Enemy Myself Open Society Threat
In politics, manipulating reality can take presidence over finding reality.
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Finding Manipulation Politics Reality
The prevailing wisdom is that markets are always right. I take the opposite position. I assume that markets are always wrong.
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Marketing Myself Opposite Right Wisdom

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