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
I see tremendous imbalance in the world. A very uneven playing field, which has gotten tilted very badly. I consider it unstable.… — 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
To be successful, you need leisure. You need time hanging heavily on your hands. — 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
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
The generally accepted theory is that financial markets tend towards equilibrium, and...discount the future correctly. I operate using a different theory, according… — George Soros Copy Share Image
The generally accepted view is that markets are always right -- that is, market prices tend to discount future developments accurately even… — George Soros Copy Share Image
Market prices are always wrong in the sense that they present a biased view of the future. — George Soros Copy Share Image
The world is looking to us for leadership. We have provided it in the past; the main reason why anti-American feelings are… — 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