My sense of insecurity keeps me alert, always ready to correct my errors.
GEORGE SOROSMy sense of insecurity keeps me alert, always ready to correct my errors.
GEORGE SOROSRevolutions usually start with enthusiasm and end in tears.
GEORGE SOROSWell, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman.
GEORGE SOROSThe financial markets play an active role in determining what’s going to happen, how the economy is going to function.
GEORGE SOROSMarket prices are always wrong in the sense that they present a biased view of the future.
GEORGE SOROSUnfortunately, the more complex the system, the greater the room for error.
GEORGE SOROSTo 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.
GEORGE SOROSEvery bubble consists of a trend that can be observed in the real world and a misconception relating to that trend. The two elements interact with each other in a reflexive manner.
GEORGE SOROSThe hardest thing to judge is what level of risk is safe.
GEORGE SOROSI’m only rich because I know when I’m wrong.
GEORGE SOROSThe world order needs a major overhaul.
GEORGE SOROSMy 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.
GEORGE SOROSI fancied myself as some kind of god or an economic reformer like Keynes.
GEORGE SOROSMy main concern is with the world order.
GEORGE SOROSIf the bubbles contain a misconception, as they always do, then it can’t be maintained forever.
GEORGE SOROSHedge funds are a very efficient way of managing money. But there are clearly some risks. Hedge funds use credit and credit is a source of instability. Transactions involving credit should be regulated.
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