At times of recession, running a budget deficit is highly desirable. Once the economy begins to recover, you have to balance the… — George Soros Copy Share Image
Playing by the rules, one does the best he can, irrespective of the social consequences. Whereas in making the rules, people ought… — George Soros Copy Share Image
We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special responsibility. In addition to protecting our national… — George Soros Copy Share Image
We in the United States are very often - since we are a democracy and we have national interests, we've often made… — George Soros Copy Share Image
President George W. Bush is endangering the United States and the world's safety while undermining American values. — George Soros Copy Share Image
Whenever there is a conflict between universal principles and self-interest, self-interest is likely to prevail. — George Soros Copy Share Image
When interest rates are low we have conditions for asset bubbles to develop, and they are developing at the moment. The ultimate… — George Soros Copy Share Image
An open society is a society which allows its members the greatest possible degree of freedom in pursuing their interests compatible with… — George Soros Copy Share Image
I think it is natural that every country has to take care of its interests, but there are some interests that are… — George Soros Copy Share Image
I have made it a principle to give advice that does not serve my personal interest but rather the common interests. — George Soros Copy Share Image
The lower interest rates fueled housing and consumption booms in countries such as Spain and Ireland. At the same time, Germany, struggling… — George Soros Copy Share Image
I don't use my money to gain political influence for my private interests, which is what many rich people do, and what,… — George Soros Copy Share Image
An open society calls itself open to improvement. It is based on the recognition that people have divergent views and interests, and… — George Soros Copy Share Image
Advocating democracy has, by other people, often been taken as a form of imperialism, and not without some justification. So the important… — George Soros Copy Share Image
The securitisation of mortgages added a new dimension of systemic risk. Financial engineers claimed they were reducing risks through geographic diversification: in… — 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