The collapse of the global marketplace would be a traumatic event with unimaginable consequences. Yet I find it easier to imagine than the continuation of the present regime.
GEORGE SOROSI fancied myself as some kind of god or an economic reformer like Keynes.
More George Soros Quotes
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The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.
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To my mind, there is a solution which has to do with democracy, because democratic governments are subject to the will of the people. So, if the people will it, you can actually create international institutions through the democratic states.
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It is credit that matters, not money (in other words, monetarism is a false ideology).
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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 sense of insecurity keeps me alert, always ready to correct my errors.
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Every bubble has two components: something – some real trend, and a misconception about that trend.
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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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The world order needs a major overhaul.
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I’m only rich because I know when I’m wrong.
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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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If the bubbles contain a misconception, as they always do, then it can’t be maintained forever.
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The hardest thing to judge is what level of risk is safe.
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Stock market bubbles don’t grow out of thin air. They have a solid basis in reality, but reality as distorted by a misconception.
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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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My approach works not by making valid predictions but by allowing me to correct false ones.
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