All George Soros Quotes
- Just as the process of repealing national alcohol prohibition began with individual states repealing their own prohibition laws, so individual states must now take the… Alcohol
- Most of the poverty and misery in the world is due to bad government, lack of democracy, weak states, internal strife, and so on. Bad
- It's not whether you're right or wrong that's important, but how much money you make when you're right and how much you lose when you're… Business
- The pro-Israel lobby has been remarkably successful in suppressing criticism. Politicians challenge it at their peril because of the lobby's ability to influence political contributions. Ability
- Everything adds up to a major crisis. Humanity is faced with a global energy crisis ... The core of the crisis lies in the increasing… Add
- Studying economics is not a good preparation for dealing with it. Dealing
- I passionately disagreed with Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson's plan to bail out the banks by using a public fund called the Troubled Asset Relief Program… Argued
- By creating the European Central Bank, the member states exposed their own government bonds to the risk of default. Developed countries that issue bonds in… Absent
- Globalization has rendered the world increasingly interdependent, but international politics is still based on the sovereignty of states. Based
- A global economy is characterized not only by the free movement of goods and services but, more important, by the free movement of ideas and… Capital
- The collapse of the global marketplace would be a traumatic event with unimaginable consequences. Yet I find it easier to imagine than the continuation of… Capitalism
- If investing is entertaining, if you're having fun, you're probably not making any money. Good investing is boring. Any
- Misconceptions play a prominent role in my view of the world. Misconception
- It is much easier to put existing resources to better use, than to develop resources where they do not exist. Better
- The main enemy of the open society, I believe, is no longer the communist but the capitalist threat. Believe
- I called gold the ultimate bubble, which means it may go higher. But it’s certainly not safe and it’s not going to last forever. Bubble
- If I had to sum up my practical skills, I would use one word: survival. And operating a hedge fund utilized my training in survival… Fullest
- The generally accepted view is that markets are always right -- that is, market prices tend to discount future developments accurately even when it is… Accepted
- The hardest thing to judge is what level of risk is safe. Hardest
- Unfortunately, the more complex the system, the greater the room for error. Complex