"Whenever there is a conflict between universal principles……" — George Soros
"Whenever there is a conflict between universal principles and self-interest, self-interest is likely to prevail."
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123 Quotes by George Soros
George Soros has 123 quotes on this site.
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Just as the process of repealing national alcohol prohibition began with individual states repealing their own prohibition laws, so individual…
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Most of the poverty and misery in the world is due to bad government, lack of democracy, weak states, internal…
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It's not whether you're right or wrong that's important, but how much money you make when you're right and how…
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The pro-Israel lobby has been remarkably successful in suppressing criticism. Politicians challenge it at their peril because of the lobby's…
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Everything adds up to a major crisis. Humanity is faced with a global energy crisis ... The core of the…
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Studying economics is not a good preparation for dealing with it.
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I passionately disagreed with Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson's plan to bail out the banks by using a public fund called…
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By creating the European Central Bank, the member states exposed their own government bonds to the risk of default. Developed…
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Globalization has rendered the world increasingly interdependent, but international politics is still based on the sovereignty of states.
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A global economy is characterized not only by the free movement of goods and services but, more important, by the…
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The collapse of the global marketplace would be a traumatic event with unimaginable consequences. Yet I find it easier to…
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If investing is entertaining, if you're having fun, you're probably not making any money. Good investing is boring.
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More Conflict Quotes
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Zionism was originally a rebellion against religious Judaism and the PLO Charter was essentially secularist. But because the conflict was…
— Karen Armstrong
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I definitely see the good in people. Certainly in my own life I strive to be somebody who is functional…
— Alan Ball
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Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.
— James M. Barrie
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It is easy to romanticize poverty, to see poor people as inherently lacking agency and will. It is easy to…
— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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The life of the community, both domestically and internationally, clearly demonstrates that respect for rights, and the guarantees that follow…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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Nothing is given to man on earth - struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible…
— Andrew Bernstein
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The number of stressors has multiplied exponentially: traffic, money, success, work/life balance, the economy, the environment, parenting, family conflict, relationships,…
— Andrew Bernstein
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Compromise, n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of thinking he has got what…
— Ambrose Bierce
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Those who wish to cause religious conflict are small in number but often manage to dominate the headline.
— Tony Blair
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Conflict is not inevitable, but disarmament is... everyone now accepts that if there is a default by Saddam the international…
— Tony Blair
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I think I'm drawn to characters with complexity or who are under duress in some way and have some conflict…
— Emily Blunt
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The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too…
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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