“I'm only rich because I know when I'm wrong.”
― George Soros
“It is much easier to put existing resources to better use, than to develop resources where they do not exist.”
― George Soros
“It's not whether you're right or wrong, but how much money you make when you're right and how much you lose when you're wrong.”
― George Soros
“The world order needs a major overhaul.”
― George Soros
“Scientific method seeks to understand things as they are, while alchemy seeks to bring about a desired state of affairs. To put it another way, the primary objective of science is truth, - that of alchemy, operational success.”
― George Soros
“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
“My peculiarity is that I don't have a particular style of investing or, more exactly, I try to change my style to fit the conditions.”
― George Soros
“There is a powerful case for the market mechanism, but it is not that markets are perfect; it is that in a world dominated by imperfect understanding, markets provide an efficient feedback mechanism for evaluating the results of one's decisions and correcting mistakes.”
― George Soros
“It is dangerous to build systemic reforms on a close association with one particular government. Systemic reforms need broad public participation and support. That is what makes them irreversible.”
― George Soros
"The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States"
― George Soros
"The main enemy of the open society, I believe, is no longer the communist but the capitalist threat."
― George Soros
"Discount the obvious, bet on the unexpected"
― George Soros
"Find the trend whose premise is false, and bet against it."
― George Soros
"Political debate is more interested in manipulating the truth, than finding the truth."
― George Soros
"Law has become a business. Health care has become a business. Unfortunately, politics has also become a business. That really undermines society."
― George Soros
"Unfortunately, the more complex the system, the greater the room for error."
― George Soros
"My sense of insecurity keeps me alert, always ready to correct my errors."
― George Soros
"In politics, manipulating reality can take presidence over finding reality."
― George Soros
"Revolutions usually start with enthusiasm and end in tears."
― George Soros
"The scope for improvement is infinite, precisely because perfection is unattainable."
― George Soros
"Mankind's ability to understand and control the forces of nature greatly exceeds our ability to govern ourselves."
― George Soros
"The global crisis is caused by pathologies inherent in the global financial system itself."
― George Soros