Unfortunately, the more complex the system, the greater the room for error.
GEORGE SOROSThe trouble with institutional investors is that their performance is usually measured relative to their peer group and not by an absolute yardstick. This makes them trend followers by definition.
More George Soros Quotes
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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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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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The strength of this country lies in the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights and the freedom of speech and thought.
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If investing is entertaining, if you’re having fun, you’re probably not making any money. Good investing is boring.
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There is always a divergence between our perception and what actually exists.
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Market prices are always wrong.
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Studying economics is not a good preparation for dealing with it.
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There is very little difference between speculation and investment. The only difference is basically that investments are successful speculations because if you successfully anticipate the future you make a speculative profit.
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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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My approach works not by making valid predictions but by allowing me to correct false ones.
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Markets can influence the events that they anticipate.
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The scope for improvement is infinite, precisely because perfection is unattainable.
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The main enemy of the open society, I believe, is no longer the communist but the capitalist threat.
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I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society.
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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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