My approach works not by making valid predictions but by allowing me to correct false ones.
GEORGE SOROSIt’s not whether you’re right or wrong that’s important, but how much money you make when you’re right and how much you lose when you’re wrong.
More George Soros Quotes
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The global crisis is caused by pathologies inherent in the global financial system itself.
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The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.
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Short term volatility is greatest at turning points and diminishes as a trend becomes established.
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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 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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Market prices are always wrong in the sense that they present a biased view of the future.
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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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Every 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.
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The hardest thing to judge is what level of risk is safe.
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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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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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To others, being wrong is a source of shame; to me, recognizing my mistakes is a source of pride.
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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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Market prices are always wrong.
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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.
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