George Soros Quotes

It is sort of a disease when you consider yourself some kind of god, the creator of everything, but I feel comfortable about it now since I began to live it out.

The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.

American supremacy is the greatest threat to the world today.

The sovereignty of states must be subordinated to international law and international institutions.

In politics, manipulating reality can take presidence over finding reality.

The main enemy of the open society, I believe, is no longer the communist but the capitalist threat.

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 wrong

Economic history is a never-ending series of episodes based on falsehoods and lies, not truths. It represents the path to big money. The object is to recognize the trend whose premise is false, ride that trend and step off before it is discredited.

If truth be known, I carried some rather potent messianic fantasies with me from childhood which I felt I had to control, otherwise I might end up in the loony bin. But when I made my way in the world I wanted to indulge myself in my fantasies to the extent that I could afford.

The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States. [This idea] happens to coincide with the prevailing opinion in the world. And I think that's rather shocking for Americans to hear.

I'm not better than the next trader, just quicker at admitting my mistakes and moving on to the next opportunity.

My main concern is with the world order

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

Stock market bubbles don't grow out of thin air. They have a solid basis in reality, but reality as distorted by a misconception.

Discount the obvious, bet on the unexpected

The hardest thing to judge is what level of risk is safe.

Increase your bets when you are confident and scale down your positions when you don't have conviction.

To others, being wrong is a source of shame; to me, recognizing my mistakes is a source of pride.

The worse a situation becomes the less it takes to turn it around, the bigger the upside.

There is no point in being confident and having a small position.

If investing is entertaining, if you're having fun, you're probably not making any money. Good investing is boring.

My approach works not by making valid predictions but by allowing me to correct false ones.

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

I rely a great deal on animal instincts.

Political debate is more interested in manipulating the truth, than finding the truth.