Start by assuming the market is always wrong, so if you copy everybody else on Wall Street, you're doomed to do poorly. — George Soros Copy Share Image
If the bubbles contain a misconception, as they always do, then it can't be maintained forever. — George Soros Copy Share Image
If I had to sum up my practical skills, I would use one word: survival. And operating a hedge fund utilized my… — George Soros Copy Share Image
Of course, speculation will always make a crisis worse. If there is a weak point, it will expose it. — George Soros Copy Share Image
Sometimes time actually works against you if you refuse to face the relevant issues and explain to the public what is at… — George Soros Copy Share Image
If we carry this line of argument to its logical conclusion, the meaning of life consists of the flaws in one's conceptions… — George Soros Copy Share Image
The only thing that could hurt me is if my success encouraged me to return to my childhood fantasies of omnipotence -… — George Soros Copy Share Image
There is very little difference between speculation and investment. The only difference is basically that investments are successful speculations because if you… — George Soros Copy Share Image
If truth be known, I carried some rather potent messianic fantasies with me from childhood which I felt I had to control,… — George Soros Copy Share Image
The eurozone status quo is neither tolerable nor stable. Mainstream economists would call it an inferior equilibrium; I call it a nightmare… — George Soros Copy Share Image
I wish I could write a book that will be read for as long as our civilization lasts. I would value it… — George Soros Copy Share Image
If we care about universal principles such as freedom, democracy and the rule of law, we cannot leave them to the care… — George Soros Copy Share Image
If the choice is between cooking alive and wasting money unnecessarily I would rather waste some money, because long before we cook… — George Soros Copy Share Image
If every rich person gave 50 percent of their wealth to charity, I would not say they should pay more taxes. — George Soros Copy Share Image
If investing is entertaining, if you're having fun, you're probably not making any money. Good investing is boring. — George Soros Copy Share Image
Financial markets ... resent any kind of government interference but they hold a belief deep down that if conditions get really rough… — George Soros Copy Share Image
China could easily emerge as the great winner if the Chinese leaders handle the situation well. On the other hand, they could… — George Soros Copy Share Image
I would be lying, however, if I claimed that I could always formulate worthwhile hypotheses on the basis of my theoretical framework.… — George Soros Copy Share Image
I'll tell you what I'd do if it were up to me: I would establish a strictly controlled distribution network through which… — George Soros Copy Share 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… — George Soros Copy Share Image
At times of recession, running a budget deficit is highly desirable. Once the economy begins to recover, you have to balance the budget. But… — George Soros Copy Share Image
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… — George Soros Copy Share Image
We must not forget; but we must forgive. Suffering often such compassion from the Jewish community. It was Jewish groups in the US who… — George Soros Copy Share Image
I very often used to get backaches due to the fact that I was wrong. Whenever you are wrong you have to fight or… — George Soros Copy Share Image
We are the most powerful nation on earth. No external power, no terrorist organization can defeat us. But we can defeat ourselves by getting… — George Soros Copy Share Image
Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux and money is made by discounting the obvious and betting on the unexpected. — George Soros Copy Share Image
What works for Germany can't work for the rest of Europe: No country can run a chronic surplus without others running deficits. — George Soros Copy Share Image
If truth be known, I carried some rather potent messianic fantasies with me from childhood which I felt I had to control, otherwise I… — George Soros Copy Share Image
We [at Soros Fund Management] use options and more exotic derivatives sparingly. We try to catch new trends early and in later stages we… — George Soros Copy Share Image
“On the abstract level, I have turned the belief in my own fallibility into the cornerstone of an elaborate philosophy. On a personal level,… — George Soros Copy Share Image
![“I very often used to get backaches due to the fact that I was wrong. Whenever you are wrong you have to fight or [take] flight. When [I] make the decision, the backache goes away.” quote by George Soros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d1e/george-soros-1593_backache_i-very-often-used-to-get-backaches-due-t_38205.jpg)
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