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George Soros
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: August 12
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Hedge funds are a very efficient way of managing money. But there are clearly some risks. Hedge funds use credit and credit is a source of instability. Transactions involving credit should be regulated.
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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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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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The hardest thing to judge is what level of risk is safe.
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Markets are designed to allow individuals to look after their private needs and to pursue profit. It's really a great invention, and I wouldn't underestimate the value of that. But they're not designed to take care of social needs.
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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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It is much easier to put existing resources to better use, than to develop resources where they do not exist.
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My conceptual framework, which basically emphasizes the importance of misconceptions, makes me extremely critical of my own decisions. I know that I am bound to be wrong, and therefore am more likely to correct my own mistakes.
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My main concern is with the world order
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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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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 scope for improvement is infinite, precisely because perfection is unattainable.
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Everything adds up to a major crisis. Humanity is faced with a global energy crisis ... The core of the crisis lies in the increasing shortage of oil.
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My approach works not by making valid predictions but by allowing me to correct false ones.
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I'm only rich because I know when I'm wrong.
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Merkel has realized that the euro is not working, but she cannot change the narrative she has created because that narrative has caught the imagination of the German public, and the German public has accepted it.
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The concept of a general equilibrium has no relevance to the real world (in other words, classical economics is an exercise in futility).
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Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux and money is made by discounting the obvious and betting on the unexpected.
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When you sell options, you get paid for assuming risk. That can be a profitable business, but it does not mix well with the risks inherent in a leveraged portfolio.
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The world order needs a major overhaul.
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