The main enemy of the open society, I believe, is no longer the communist but the capitalist threat.
GEORGE SOROSUnfortunately, the more complex the system, the greater the room for error.
More George Soros Quotes
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Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman.
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The worse a situation becomes the less it takes to turn it around, the bigger the upside.
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Investors operate with limited funds and intelligence, they do not need to know everything. As long as they understand something better than others, they have an edge.
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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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When money is free, the rational lender will keep on lending until there is no one else to lend to.
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To be successful, you need leisure. You need time hanging heavily on your hands.
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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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Every bubble has two components: something – some real trend, and a misconception about that trend.
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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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My main concern is with the world order.
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Short term volatility is greatest at turning points and diminishes as a trend becomes established.
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Hedge 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.
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The scope for improvement is infinite, precisely because perfection is unattainable.
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The reality is that financial markets are self-destabilizing; occasionally they tend toward disequilibrium, not equilibrium.
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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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