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George Soros
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: August 12
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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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The ultimate asset bubble is gold.
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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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My sense of insecurity keeps me alert, always ready to correct my errors.
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I call government that works the best for people open society, which is basically just another more general term for a democracy that is - you call it maybe a liberal democracy. It's not only majority rule but also respect for minorities and minority opinions and the rule of law. So it's really a sort of institutional democracy.
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Bush's war in Iraq has done untold damage to the United States. It has impaired our military power and undermined the morale of our armed forces. Our troops were trained to project overwhelming power. They were not trained for occupation duties.
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The sovereignty of states must be subordinated to international law and international institutions.
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Now that I have called you on your false accusation, you are using additional smear tactics.
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I think there's a lot of merit in an international economy and global markets, but they're not sufficient because markets don't look after social needs.
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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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I admire Chancellor Merkel for her leadership qualities, but she is leading Europe in the wrong direction.
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Money values do not simply mirror the state of affairs in the real world valuation is a positive act that makes an impact on the course of events. Monetary and real phenomena are connected in a reflexive fashion that is, they influence each other mutually. The reflexive relationship manifests itself most clearly in the use and abuse of credit.
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There is always a divergence between our perception and what actually exists.
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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 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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The world order needs a major overhaul.
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Economics seeks to be a science. Science is supposed to be objective and it is difficult to be scientific when the subject matter, the participant in the economic process, lacks objectivity.
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I'm only rich because I know when I'm wrong.
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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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Find the trend whose premise is false, and bet against it.
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