300 Quotes by George Soros

In my view, philanthropy goes against the grain; therefore it generates a lot of hypocrisy and many paradoxes. Here are some examples: Philanthropy is supposed to be devoted to the benefit of others, but philanthropists are primarily concerned with their own benefit; philanthropy is supposed to help people, yet it often makes people dependent and turns them into objects of charity; applicants tell foundations what they want to hear, then proceed to do what the applicant wants to do.

At present, the developed countries condescend to the developing ones.

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.

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.

American supremacy is the greatest threat to the world today.

Esperanto was a very useful language, because wherever you went, you found someone to speak with.

You need a government that believes in government. It also believes in markets and wants to give markets the best, the greatest opportunity, but is trying to govern well.

Bush's 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.

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