George Soros
Hungary
Born on 12 Aug 1930
Businessman
Born on 12 Aug 1930
Businessman
Quotes
Studying economics is not a good preparation for dealing with it.
As an anonymous participant in financial markets, I never had to weigh the social consequences of my actions... I felt justified in ignoring them on the grounds that I was playing by the rules.
Financial markets... resent any kind of government interference but they hold a belief deep down that if conditions get really rough the authorities will step in.
The stock market adopts a thesis and tests it; when it fails, as it usually does, it tries out another... that is what produces market fluctuations.
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays
Essays