Studying economics is not a good preparation for dealing with it.
GEORGE SOROSIf 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.
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Increase your bets when you are confident and scale down your positions when you don’t have conviction.
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Political debate is more interested in manipulating the truth, than finding the truth.
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The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.
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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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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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My approach works not by making valid predictions but by allowing me to correct false ones.
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Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes.
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I rely a great deal on animal instincts.
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Markets can influence the events that they anticipate.
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Market prices are always wrong.
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Unfortunately, the more complex the system, the greater the room for error.
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My sense of insecurity keeps me alert, always ready to correct my errors.
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My main concern is with the world order.
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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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Misconceptions play a prominent role in my view of the world.
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