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An open society is a society which allows its members the greatest possible degree of freedom in pursuing their interests compatible with the interests of others.

George Soros

My sense of insecurity keeps me alert, always ready to correct my errors.
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Correction Errors Insecurity Myself
Short term volatility is greatest at turning points and diminishes as a trend becomes established.
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Diminish Establishment Greatness Short Time
Every bubble has two components: something – some real trend, and a misconception about that trend.
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Component Concept Reality Trend
Political debate is more interested in manipulating the truth, than finding the truth.
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Finding Interest Manipulation Politics Truth
Start by assuming the market is always wrong, so if you copy everybody else on Wall Street, you’re doomed to do poorly.
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Assumption Poor Start Wrong Yourself
I don’t panic. The same thing applies to me as to everybody else, so I’m given to euphoria and despair. And I would say that I basically have survived by recognizing my mistakes.
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Basic Despair Fear Mistake Myself Panic Recognition Survive
Discount the obvious, bet on the unexpected.
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Discount Expectation Inspirational Risk
The world order needs a major overhaul.
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Need Order Stop World
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
Market prices are always wrong.
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Market One Liner Price Wrong
What works for Germany can’t work for the rest of Europe: No country can run a chronic surplus without others running deficits.
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Country Resource Run Work
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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Concept Criticism Frame Important Mistake Myself 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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Difference Ideas Interest Kind Money Myself People Personal
American supremacy is the greatest threat to the world today.
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Competition Greatness Rival Threat World
Misconceptions play a prominent role in my view of the world.
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Concept Play Role View World
My main concern is with the world order.
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One Liner Order World

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