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George Soros
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: August 12
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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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A lot of the evil in the world is actually not intentional. A lot of people in the financial system did a lot of damage without intending to.
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I'm only rich because I know when I'm wrong.
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Esperanto was a very useful language, because wherever you went, you found someone to speak with.
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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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Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman.
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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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I rely a great deal on animal instincts.
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Investors operate with limited funds and intelligence, they do not need to know everything. As long as they understand something better than others, they have an edge.
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If the bubbles contain a misconception, as they always do, then it can't be maintained forever.
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I think it is natural that every country has to take care of its interests, but there are some interests that are common to all countries. There are some human interests, or we need also international cooperation. We've sometimes confused it with dictation.
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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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The generally accepted view is that markets are always right -- that is, market prices tend to discount future developments accurately even when it is unclear what those developments are. I start with the opposite view. I believe the market prices are always wrong in the sense that they present a biased view of the future.
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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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The pro-Israel lobby has been remarkably successful in suppressing criticism. Politicians challenge it at their peril because of the lobby's ability to influence political contributions.
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Changeless society is characterized by the absense of alternatives.
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My sense of insecurity keeps me alert, always ready to correct my errors.
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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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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 main enemy of the open society, I believe, is no longer the communist but the capitalist threat.
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