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The scope for improvement is infinite, precisely because perfection is unattainable.

George Soros

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George Soros
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: August 12
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I commissioned two political experts to advise me about what I could do to oppose the re-election of President Bush.
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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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Market prices are always wrong.
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Political debate is more interested in manipulating the truth, than finding the truth.
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Every bubble consists of a trend that can be observed in the real world and a misconception relating to that trend. The two elements interact with each other in a reflexive manner.
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Of course, speculation will always make a crisis worse. If there is a weak point, it will expose it.
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My approach works not by making valid predictions but by allowing me to correct false ones.
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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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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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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 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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The sovereignty of states must be subordinated to international law and international institutions.
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When money is free, the rational lender will keep on lending until there is no one else to lend to.
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The ultimate asset bubble is gold.
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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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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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The reality is that financial markets are self-destabilizing occasionally they tend toward disequilibrium, not equilibrium.
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The hardest thing to judge is what level of risk is safe.
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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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