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I fancied myself as some kind of god or an economic reformer like Keynes.

George Soros

The sovereignty of states must be subordinated to international law and international institutions.
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Institution International Law State
If we carry this line of argument to its logical conclusion, the meaning of life consists of the flaws in one’s conceptions and what one does about them. Life can be seen as a fertile fallacy.
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Carry Flaw Life Logic Meaning Oneself See
I’m not better than the next trader, just quicker at admitting my mistakes and moving on to the next opportunity.
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Better Mistake Move On Opportunity Quick Trade
The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.
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Obstacle Order Stability World
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
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
Increase your bets when you are confident and scale down your positions when you don’t have conviction.
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Confidence Position Scale Yourself
Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman.
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Business Career Human Man Myself Transformation
The scope for improvement is infinite, precisely because perfection is unattainable.
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Attain Improvement Infinite Perfection
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
When money is free, the rational lender will keep on lending until there is no one else to lend to.
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Freedom Money Oneself
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
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.
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Greatness Interest Member Open Possible Society
My approach works not by making valid predictions but by allowing me to correct false ones.
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Correct Fake Myself Oneself Prediction Valid Work
My sense of insecurity keeps me alert, always ready to correct my errors.
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Correction Errors Insecurity Myself
Revolutions usually start with enthusiasm and end in tears.
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End Enthusiasm Revolution Start Tears

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