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The world order needs a major overhaul.

George Soros

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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As I discovered, there is a great deal of similarity between a boom-bust process in the financial markets and the rise and fall of the Soviet system.
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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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American supremacy is the greatest threat to the world today.
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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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Making an investment decision is like formulating a scientific hypothesis and submitting it to a practical test.
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The strength of this country lies in the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights and the freedom of speech and thought.
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The sovereignty of states must be subordinated to international law and international institutions.
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I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society.
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My main concern is with the world order.
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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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I’m only rich because I know when I’m wrong…I basically have survived by recognizing my mistakes.
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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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The worse a situation becomes the less it takes to turn it around, the bigger the upside.
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The prevailing wisdom is that markets are always right. I take the opposite position. I assume that markets are always wrong.
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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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