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In politics, manipulating reality can take presidence over finding reality.

George Soros

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George Soros
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: August 12
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We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special responsibility. In addition to protecting our national interests, we must take the leadership in protecting the common interests of humanity.
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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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Discount the obvious, bet on the unexpected
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I fancied myself as some kind of god or an economic reformer like Keynes
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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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If I had to sum up my practical skills, I would use one word: survival. And operating a hedge fund utilized my training in survival to the fullest.
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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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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.
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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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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 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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It is much easier to put existing resources to better use, than to develop resources where they do not exist.
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Globalization has rendered the world increasingly interdependent, but international politics is still based on the sovereignty of states.
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Find the trend whose premise is false, and bet against it.
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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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Esperanto was a very useful language, because wherever you went, you found someone to speak with.
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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 reality is that financial markets are self-destabilizing occasionally they tend toward disequilibrium, not equilibrium.
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