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I’m only rich because I know when I’m wrong.

George Soros

I’m only rich because I know when I’m wrong…I basically have survived by recognizing my mistakes.
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Basic Mistake Recognition Rich Wrong
Discount the obvious, bet on the unexpected.
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Discount Expectation Inspirational Risk
The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States. [This idea] happens to coincide with the prevailing opinion in the world. And I think that’s rather shocking for Americans to hear.
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Myself Obstacle Opinion Stability Thinking World
The sovereignty of states must be subordinated to international law and international institutions.
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Institution International Law State
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
It is sort of a disease when you consider yourself some kind of god, the creator of everything, but I feel comfortable about it now since I began to live it out.
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Beginning Comfortable Creation God Kind Live Myself Sick
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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Myself Operation Practice Skills Survive Training Word
In politics, manipulating reality can take presidence over finding reality.
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Finding Manipulation Politics Reality
Making an investment decision is like formulating a scientific hypothesis and submitting it to a practical test.
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Investment Practice Science Submit
I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society.
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Freedom Home Myself Open Society Value
The world order needs a major overhaul.
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Need Order Stop World
I am not well qualified to criticize the theory of rational expectations and the efficient market hypothesis because as a market participant I considered them so unrealistic that I never bothered to study them.
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Criticism Myself Qualification Reality Study Theory
Once a trend is established it tends to persist and to run it’s full course.
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Establishment Persistence Run
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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Care Democracy Establishment Freedom Guard Institution Safe Universe
There is always a divergence between our perception and what actually exists.
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Existence Ourselves Perception
The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.
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Obstacle Order Stability World

I’m only rich because I know when I’m wrong.

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