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George Soros, born on August 12, 1930, is a renowned business magnate and philanthropist. He has significant influence in the global financial markets and is known for his unique investment strategies and philosophy. In the 1970s, Soros founded the Quantum Fund, which achieved substantial wealth growth over the following decades. Apart from his success in business, Soros is committed to promoting global democracy and open societies, supporting various educational and charitable projects through the Soros Foundation.

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“If the terrorists have the sympathy of people, it's 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.”

People Ifs World Needs Shows Problem Sides Leader Economy Concern Harder Responsible Terrorist Being Responsible

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“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.”

Want Needs Giving Trying Believe Wells Government Opportunity

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“Markets are imperfect. So you do need regulation, knowing that the regulators are also human.”

Needs Humans Knowing Imperfect Regulation Regulators

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“America needs to follow the policies it has introduced in Germany. We have to go through a certain de-Nazification process.”

Needs America Certain Process Policy Germany

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“The US needs a cap and trade system with auctioning of licenses for emissions rights. The revenues from these auctions can be used to launch a new, environmentally friendly energy policy. That would be yet another federal program that could help us to overcome the stagnation.”

Needs Helping Would Be Used Energy Rights Policy Program Overcoming Trade Friendly Revenue License Caps Emissions Stagnation Auctions Energy Policy Licenses Environmentally Friendly

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“However, even a strong government can't perform miracles. It needs money from the taxpayers.”

Needs Government Strong Miracle Taxpayers Need Money Strong Government

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“At times of recession, running a budget deficit is highly desirable. Once the economy begins to recover, you have to balance the budget. But it will also need additional revenues. Should the government not receive them, we will all get punished with higher interest rates.”

Needs Should Government Running Interest Economy Balance Higher Rate Budgets Over You Desirable Revenue Deficit Recessions Interest Rate Budget Deficit

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“I think it is natural that every country has to take care of its interests, but there are some interests that are common to all countries. There are some human interests, or we need also international cooperation. We've sometimes confused it with dictation.”

Thinking Needs Humans Country Sometimes Care Interest Natural Common International Take Care Confused Cooperation Dictation International Cooperation

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“To be successful, you need leisure. You need time hanging heavily on your hands.”

Needs Hands Successful Being Successful Leisure Time Of Need

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“I used to be opposed to the idea of social entrepreneurship. I said, you know, let business be business, and philanthropy be philanthropy. Keep the two separate, don't mix it up, and this is what I did, and I did that rather successfully, but I now recognize that actually you do need to mix it up and I think there is room for social entrepreneurship.”

Thinking Needs Said Two Ideas Used Social Rooms Used To Be Entrepreneurship Philanthropy Social Entrepreneurship

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“As a society we can't live without moral considerations. We do have to protect the public good. And markets are not designed to do that, so we need a political process.”

Needs Political Process Moral Protect Consideration Public Good

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“I think there's a lot of merit in an international economy and global markets, but they're not sufficient because markets don't look after social needs.”

Thinking Needs Looks Social Economy International Merit Sufficient

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“I'm not doing my philanthropic work out of any kind of guilt, or any need to create good public relations. I'm doing it because I can afford to do it, and I believe in it.”

Needs Believe Kind I Can I Believe Work Relation Guilt Charity Work Out I Believe In Philanthropy Because I Can Public Relations Philanthropic Philanthropy Giving

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“The world order needs a major overhaul.”

World Needs Order Majors Philanthropy World Order

Book:Age of Fallibility: Consequences of the War on Terror

Source: Age of Fallibility: Consequences of the War on Terror

“Markets are designed to allow individuals to look after their private needs and to pursue profit. It's really a great invention, and I wouldn't underestimate the value of that. But they're not designed to take care of social needs.”

Needs Looks Care Values Individual Social Investing Profit Take Care Invention Pursue Underestimate Great Inventions

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“Investors operate with limited funds and intelligence, they do not need to know everything. As long as they understand something better than others, they have an edge.”

Knows Needs Long Edges Fund Investors Something Better

Book:The Alchemy of Finance

Source: The Alchemy of Finance

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Born: August 12, 1930
Known for: Business magnate
Quotes: 201

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