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George Soros (Businessperson)

Stock market bubbles dont grow out of thin air. They have a solid basis in reality, but reality as distorted by a misconception.
— George Soros reality
There is a resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe. The policies of the Bush administration and the Sharon administration contribute to that. Its not specifically anti-Semitism, but it does manifest itself in anti-Semitism as well.
— George Soros self
To my mind, there is a solution which has to do with democracy, because democratic governments are subject to the will of the people. So, if the people will it, you can actually create international institutions through the democratic states.
— George Soros people
We are the most powerful nation on earth. No external power, no terrorist organization, can defeat us. But we can defeat ourselves by getting caught in a quagmire.
— George Soros art
We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special responsibility. In addition to protecting our national interests, we must take the leadership in protecting the common interests of humanity.
— George Soros leadership
Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman.
— George Soros business
When I had made more money than I needed for myself and my family, I set up a foundation to promote the values and principles of a free and open society.
— George Soros family
When it comes to social consequences, theyve got all different people acting in different ways, very difficult to even have a proper criterion of success. So, its a difficult task.
— George Soros success
Who most benefits from keeping marijuana illegal? The greatest beneficiaries are the major criminal organizations in Mexico and elsewhere that earn billions of dollars annually from this illicit trade - and who would rapidly lose their competitive advantage if marijuana were a legal commodity.
— George Soros age
A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy.
— George Soros democracy
An open society is a society which allows its members the greatest possible degree of freedom in pursuing their interests compatible with the interests of others.
— George Soros freedom
Bushs war in Iraq has done untold damage to the United States. It has impaired our military power and undermined the morale of our armed forces. Our troops were trained to project overwhelming power. They were not trained for occupation duties.
— George Soros war
I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society.
— George Soros freedom
I give away something up to $500 million a year throughout the world promoting Open Society. My foundations support people in the country who care about an open society. Its their work that Im supporting. So its not me doing it.
— George Soros people
I think theres a lot of merit in an international economy and global markets, but theyre not sufficient because markets dont look after social needs.
— George Soros think
Im not doing my philanthropic work, out of any kind of guilt, or any need to create good public relations. Im doing it because I can afford to do it, and I believe in it.
— George Soros work
If the terrorists have the sympathy of people, its much harder to find them. So we need people on our side, and that leads us to be responsible leaders of the world, show some concern with the problems.
— George Soros people
Just as the process of repealing national alcohol prohibition began with individual states repealing their own prohibition laws, so individual states must now take the initiative with respect to repealing marijuana prohibition laws.
— George Soros respect
Markets are designed to allow individuals to look after their private needs and to pursue profit. Its really a great invention and I wouldnt under-estimate the value of that, but theyre not designed to take care of social needs.
— George Soros value
My foundations support people in the country who care about an open society. Its their work that Im supporting. So its not me doing it. But I can empower them. I can support them, and I can help them.
— George Soros people
Now that I have called you on your false accusation, you are using additional smear tactics.
— George Soros sin
Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes.
— George Soros understanding
President Bush is endangering our safety, hurting our vital interests, and undermining American values.
— George Soros anger
Proposition 19 already is a winner no matter what happens on election day. The mere fact of its being on the ballot has elevated and legitimized public discourse about marijuana and marijuana policy in ways I could not have imagined a year ago.
— George Soros read
Regulating and taxing marijuana would simultaneously save taxpayers billions of dollars in enforcement and incarceration costs, while providing many billions of dollars in revenue annually.
— George Soros men
The criminalization of marijuana did not prevent marijuana from becoming the most widely used illegal substance in the United States and many other countries. But it did result in extensive costs and negative consequences.
— George Soros man
The financial markets generally are unpredictable. So that one has to have different scenarios... The idea that you can actually predict whats going to happen contradicts my way of looking at the market.
— George Soros you
The people currently in charge have forgotten the first principle of an open society, namely that we may be wrong and that there has to be free discussion. That its possible to be opposed to the policies without being unpatriotic.
— George Soros people
The worse a situation becomes the less it takes to turn it around, the bigger the upside.
— George Soros
Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux and money is make by discounting the obvious and betting on the unexpected.
— George Soros money

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