George Soros Quotes

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A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy.

George Soros
If we carry this line of argument to its logical conclusion, the meaning of life consists of the flaws in one's conceptions and what one does about them. Life can be seen as a fertile fallacy.

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Short term volatility is greatest at turning points and diminishes as a trend becomes established

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I think he's a man of good intentions. I don't doubt it. But I think he's leading us in the wrong direction.

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The act of lending can change the value of the collateral

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I fancied myself as some kind of god or an economic reformer like Keynes

George Soros
In certain circumstances, financial markets can affect the so-called fundamentals which they are supposed to reflect. When that happens, markets enter into a state of dynamic disequilibrium and behave quite differently from what would be considered normal by the theory of efficient markets. Such boom/bust sequences do not arise very often, but when they do, they can be very disruptive, exactly because they affect the fundamentals of the economy.

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My sense of insecurity keeps me alert, always ready to correct my errors.

George Soros
Fundamental analysis seeks to establish how underlying values are reflected in stock prices, whereas the theory of reflexivity shows how stock prices can influence underlying values

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The scope for improvement is infinite, precisely because perfection is unattainable.

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Hedge funds are a very efficient way of managing money. But there are clearly some risks. Hedge funds use credit and credit is a source of instability. Transactions involving credit should be regulated.

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Mankind's ability to understand and control the forces of nature greatly exceeds our ability to govern ourselves

George Soros
The prevailing wisdom is that markets are always right. I take the opposite position. I assume that markets are always wrong.

George Soros