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Every bubble consists of a trend that can be observed in the real world and a misconception relating to that trend. The two elements interact with each other in a reflexive manner.

George Soros

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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Condition Failure Human Imperfection Mistake Ourselves Understand Wrong
The main difference between me and other people who have amassed this kind of money is that I am primarily interested in ideas, and I don’t have much personal use for money.
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The reality is that financial markets are self-destabilizing; occasionally they tend toward disequilibrium, not equilibrium.
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Marketing Reality Science
In politics, manipulating reality can take presidence over finding reality.
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Finding Manipulation Politics Reality
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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My sense of insecurity keeps me alert, always ready to correct my errors.
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Correction Errors Insecurity Myself
There is always a divergence between our perception and what actually exists.
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Political debate is more interested in manipulating the truth, than finding the truth.
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Finding Interest Manipulation Politics Truth
To others, being wrong is a source of shame; to me, recognizing my mistakes is a source of pride.
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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.
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There is no point in being confident and having a small position.
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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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Misconceptions play a prominent role in my view of the world.
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Making an investment decision is like formulating a scientific hypothesis and submitting it to a practical test.
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Every bubble has two components: something – some real trend, and a misconception about that trend.
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The financial markets generally are unpredictable. So that one has to have different scenarios… The idea that you can actually predict what’s going to happen contradicts my way of looking at the market.
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Every bubble consists of a trend that can be observed in the real world and a misconception relating to that trend. The two elements interact with each other in a reflexive manner.

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