Quote

I have made it a principle to give advice that does not serve my personal interest but rather the common interests.

George Soros

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

George Soros
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: August 12
Banker
Business Magnate
Businessman
Economist
Financier
Investor
Philanthropist
Philosopher
Trader
Writer
Buda Pest
György Schwartz
György Soros
Giving
Advice
Made
Personal
Principles
Interest
Common
Rather
Principle
Doe
Interests
Give
Serve

More quotes by George Soros

Image
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.
George Soros
Image
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.
George Soros
Image
The sovereignty of states must be subordinated to international law and international institutions.
George Soros
Image
Once a trend is established it tends to persist and to run it’s full course.
George Soros
Image
I am not well qualified to criticize the theory of rational expectations and the efficient market hypothesis because as a market participant I considered them so unrealistic that I never bothered to study them.
George Soros
Image
As a society we can't live without moral considerations. We do have to protect the public good. And markets are not designed to do that, so we need a political process.
George Soros
Image
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.
George Soros
Image
I fancied myself as some kind of god or an economic reformer like Keynes
George Soros
Image
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.
George Soros
Image
I contend that financial markets never reflect the underlying reality accurately they always distort it in some way or another and the distortions find expression in market prices. Those distortions can, occasionally, find ways to affect the fundamentals that market prices are supposed to reflect.
George Soros
Image
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.
George Soros
Image
The scope for improvement is infinite, precisely because perfection is unattainable.
George Soros
Image
However, even a strong government can't perform miracles. It needs money from the taxpayers.
George Soros
Image
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.
George Soros
Image
It is much easier to put existing resources to better use, than to develop resources where they do not exist.
George Soros
Image
President George W. Bush is endangering the United States and the world's safety while undermining American values.
George Soros
Image
America needs to follow the policies it has introduced in Germany. We have to go through a certain de-Nazification process.
George Soros
Image
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.
George Soros
Image
You could adjust the punishment to fit the infraction. Even a small fine would be enough to bring an errant government to heel.
George Soros
Image
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.
George Soros