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
My foundations support people in the country who care about an open society. It's their work that I'm supporting. So it's not… — George Soros Copy Share Image
The main difference between me and other people who have amassed this kind of money is that I am primarily interested in… — George Soros Copy Share Image
To my mind, there is a solution which has to do with democracy, because democratic governments are subject to the will of… — George Soros Copy Share Image
When it comes to social consequences, they've got all different people acting in different ways, very difficult to even have a proper… — George Soros Copy Share Image
I give away something up to $500 million a year throughout the world promoting Open Society. My foundations support people in 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
A lot of the evil in the world is actually not intentional. A lot of people in the financial system did a… — George Soros Copy Share Image
I call government that works the best for people open society, which is basically just another more general term for a democracy… — George Soros Copy Share Image
If the terrorists have the sympathy of people, it's much harder to find them. So we need people on our side, and… — 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
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
Democracy, by its very nature, can't be imposed on people. Democracy has to be the people deciding for themselves. — George Soros Copy Share Image
Unrestrained competition can drive people into actions that they would otherwise regret. — 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 people currently in charge have forgotten the first principle of an open society, namely that we may be wrong and that… — 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
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