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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.

George Soros

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George Soros
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: August 12
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An open society calls itself open to improvement. It is based on the recognition that people have divergent views and interests, and that nobody is in possession of the ultimate truth.
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The only thing that could hurt me is if my success encouraged me to return to my childhood fantasies of omnipotence - but that is not likely to happen as long as I remain engaged in the financial markets, because they constantly remind me of my limitations.
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Economic history is a never-ending series of episodes based on falsehoods and lies, not truths. It represents the path to big money. The object is to recognize the trend whose premise is false, ride that trend and step off before it is discredited.
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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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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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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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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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I passionately disagreed with Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson's plan to bail out the banks by using a public fund called the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to help banks take toxic assets off their balance sheets. I argued that it would be much better to put the money where the hole was and replenish the equity of the banks themselves.
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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 strength of this country lies in the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights and the freedom of speech and thought.
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Every bubble has two components: something - some real trend, and a misconception about that trend.
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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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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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My original intention was to spend the money in my lifetime.
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I think that my foundation uses the money better than the government does. In any event, I do pay taxes.
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I rely a great deal on animal instincts.
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The main difference between me and other people who have amassed this kind of money is that I am primarily interested in ideas, and I don't have much personal use for money.
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I fancied myself as some kind of god or an economic reformer like Keynes
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