300 Quotes by 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.

Start by assuming the market is always wrong, so if you copy everybody else on Wall Street, you're doomed to do poorly.

One of the myths propagated by the enemies of Israel is that there is an all-powerful Zionist conspiracy. That is a false accusation. Nevertheless, that AIPAC has been so successful in suppressing criticism has lent some credence to such false beliefs.

The reality is that financial markets are self-destabilizing; occasionally they tend toward disequilibrium, not equilibrium.

There is very little difference between speculation and investment. The only difference is basically that investments are successful speculations because if you successfully anticipate the future you make a speculative profit.

This crisis has the potential to be a lot worse than Lehman Brothers.

Unrestrained competition can drive people into actions that they would otherwise regret.

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

When a long-term trend loses it’s momentum, short-term volatility tends to rise. It is easy to see why that should be so: the trend-following crowd is disoriented.