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To others, being wrong is a source of shame; to me, recognizing my mistakes is a source of pride.

George Soros

Studying economics is not a good preparation for dealing with it.
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Deal Economics Goodness Preparation Study
The financial markets play an active role in determining what’s going to happen, how the economy is going to function.
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Determination Economics Function Marketing Role
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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Care Democracy Establishment Freedom Guard Institution Safe Universe
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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Crowd Follow Lose Momentum Rise Time
Revolutions usually start with enthusiasm and end in tears.
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End Enthusiasm Revolution Start Tears
The worse a situation becomes the less it takes to turn it around, the bigger the upside.
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Big Myself Situation Worst
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
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
There is very little difference between speculation and investment. The only difference is basically that investments are successful speculations because if you successfully anticipate the future you make a speculative profit.
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Difference Future Investment Profit Success Yourself
Political debate is more interested in manipulating the truth, than finding the truth.
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Finding Interest Manipulation Politics Truth
The sovereignty of states must be subordinated to international law and international institutions.
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Institution International Law State
To others, being wrong is a source of shame; to me, recognizing my mistakes is a source of pride.
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Mistake Myself Pride Recognition Shame Wrong
Making an investment decision is like formulating a scientific hypothesis and submitting it to a practical test.
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Investment Practice Science Submit
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
Find the trend whose premise is false, and bet against it.
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Fake Finding Trend
Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman.
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Business Career Human Man Myself Transformation

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