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George Soros
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: August 12
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I am not well qualified to criticize the theory of rational expectations and the efficient market hypothesis because as a market participant I considered them so unrealistic that I never bothered to study them.
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You could adjust the punishment to fit the infraction. Even a small fine would be enough to bring an errant government to heel.
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I'm only rich because I know when I'm wrong.
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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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I don't use my money to gain political influence for my private interests, which is what many rich people do, and what, in a sense, market fundamentalism does, because it is in the interests of people who have a lot of money to have as little taxes as possible.
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President George W. Bush is endangering the United States and the world's safety while undermining American values.
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I have made it a principle to give advice that does not serve my personal interest but rather the common interests.
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Discount the obvious, bet on the unexpected
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The lower interest rates fueled housing and consumption booms in countries such as Spain and Ireland. At the same time, Germany, struggling with the burdens of reunification, tightened its belt and became more competitive. All this led to a wide divergence in economic performance. Europe became divided into creditor and debtor countries.
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Every bubble has two components: something - some real trend, and a misconception about that trend.
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As a society we can't live without moral considerations. We do have to protect the public good. And markets are not designed to do that, so we need a political process.
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I am not a Zionist, nor am I am a practicing Jew, but I have a great deal of sympathy for my fellow Jews and a deep concern for the survival of Israel.
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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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Financial markets ... resent any kind of government interference but they hold a belief deep down that if conditions get really rough the authorities will step in.
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The reality is that financial markets are self-destabilizing occasionally they tend toward disequilibrium, not equilibrium.
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When interest rates are low we have conditions for asset bubbles to develop, and they are developing at the moment. The ultimate asset bubble is gold.
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Law has become a business. Health care has become a business. Unfortunately, politics has also become a business. That really undermines society.
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If investing is entertaining, if you're having fun, you're probably not making any money. Good investing is boring.
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Proposition 19 already is a winner no matter what happens on election day. The mere fact of its being on the ballot has elevated and legitimized public discourse about marijuana and marijuana policy in ways I could not have imagined a year ago.
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The world order needs a major overhaul.
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