I am against market fundamentalism. I think this propaganda that government involvement is always bad has been very successful - but also… — George Soros Copy Share Image
I think there's a lot of merit in an international economy and global markets, but they're not sufficient because markets don't look… — George Soros Copy Share Image
I think that my foundation uses the money better than the government does. In any event, I do pay taxes. — George Soros Copy Share Image
I put forward a pretty general theory that financial markets are intrinsically unstable. That we really have a false picture when we… — 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 used to be opposed to the idea of social entrepreneurship. I said, you know, let business be business, and philanthropy be… — George Soros Copy Share Image
There is a well-established conviction that the central banks always do what is necessary to keep the system going and then afterwards… — George Soros Copy Share Image
The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States. [This idea] happens to coincide with the prevailing… — 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