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I'm only rich because I know when I'm wrong.

George Soros

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George Soros
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: August 12
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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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To be successful, you need leisure. You need time hanging heavily on your hands.
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If truth be known, I carried some rather potent messianic fantasies with me from childhood which I felt I had to control, otherwise I might end up in the loony bin. But when I made my way in the world I wanted to indulge myself in my fantasies to the extent that I could afford.
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If every rich person gave 50 percent of their wealth to charity, I would not say they should pay more taxes.
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The people currently in charge have forgotten the first principle of an open society, namely that we may be wrong and that there has to be free discussion. That it's possible to be opposed to the policies without being unpatriotic.
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Political debate is more interested in manipulating the truth, than finding the truth.
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The more comprehensive and convincing a debt reduction program is, the less likely it is to fail. And remember, just as Germany is grateful to America for the Marshall Plan, Italy would be grateful to Germany for helping it lower its refinancing costs.
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If we carry this line of argument to its logical conclusion, the meaning of life consists of the flaws in one's conceptions and what one does about them. Life can be seen as a fertile fallacy.
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An open society is a society which allows its members the greatest possible degree of freedom in pursuing their interests compatible with the interests of others.
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Now that I have called you on your false accusation, you are using additional smear tactics.
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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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We [at Soros Fund Management] use options and more exotic derivatives sparingly. We try to catch new trends early and in later stages we try to catch trend reversals. Therefore, we tend to stabilize rather than destabilize the market. We are not doing this as a public service. It is our style of making money.
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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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Whenever there is a conflict between universal principles and self-interest, self-interest is likely to prevail.
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Who most benefits from keeping marijuana illegal? The greatest beneficiaries are the major criminal organizations in Mexico and elsewhere that earn billions of dollars annually from this illicit trade - and who would rapidly lose their competitive advantage if marijuana were a legal commodity.
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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 sovereignty of states must be subordinated to international law and international institutions.
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Esperanto was a very useful language, because wherever you went, you found someone to speak with.
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Studying economics is not a good preparation for dealing with it.
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I rely a great deal on animal instincts.
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