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I rely a great deal on animal instincts.

George Soros

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George Soros
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: August 12
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We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special responsibility. In addition to protecting our national interests, we must take the leadership in protecting the common interests of humanity.
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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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The scope for improvement is infinite, precisely because perfection is unattainable.
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The bureaucratic method of building an integrated Europe has exhausted its potential.
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Making an investment decision is like formulating a scientific hypothesis and submitting it to a practical test. The main difference is that the hypothesis that underlies an investment decision is intended to make money and not to establish a universally valid generalization.
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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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Changeless society is characterized by the absense of alternatives.
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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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Markets are imperfect. So you do need regulation, knowing that the regulators are also human.
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America needs to follow the policies it has introduced in Germany. We have to go through a certain de-Nazification process.
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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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As an anonymous participant in financial markets, I never had to weigh the social consequences of my actions ... I felt justified in ignoring them on the grounds that I was playing by the rules.
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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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I commissioned two political experts to advise me about what I could do to oppose the re-election of President Bush.
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My approach works not by making valid predictions but by allowing me to correct false ones.
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It is much easier to put existing resources to better use, than to develop resources where they do not exist.
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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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There is no doubt that the countries that now have a very large debt have not introduced the kind of structural reforms that Germany did and are therefore at a disadvantage. But the problem is that this disadvantage is becoming even more pronounced through the punitive policies in place.
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In politics, manipulating reality can take presidence over finding reality.
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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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