Misconceptions play a prominent role in my view of the world.
GEORGE SOROSOnce a trend is established it tends to persist and to run it’s full course.
More George Soros Quotes
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It is credit that matters, not money (in other words, monetarism is a false ideology).
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Increase your bets when you are confident and scale down your positions when you don’t have conviction.
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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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Revolutions usually start with enthusiasm and end in tears.
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The world order needs a major overhaul.
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When a long-term trend loses it’s momentum, short-term volatility tends to rise. It is easy to see why that should be so: the trend-following crowd is disoriented.
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When money is free, the rational lender will keep on lending until there is no one else to lend to.
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The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.
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Find the trend whose premise is false, and bet against it.
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I’m only rich because I know when I’m wrong…I basically have survived by recognizing my mistakes.
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The scope for improvement is infinite, precisely because perfection is unattainable.
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The sovereignty of states must be subordinated to international law and international institutions.
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Most of the poverty and misery in the world is due to bad government, lack of democracy, weak states, internal strife, and so on.
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Hedge 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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In politics, manipulating reality can take presidence over finding reality.
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