A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy. Brainy Quotes, Dec. 1, 2010 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. Brainy Quotes, Dec. 1, 2010 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. Brainy Quotes, Dec. 1, 2010 China will be the engine driving it forward. The U.S. will be a drag with the decline of the dollar.
Free Republic, Oct. 24, 2009 China will emerge as the mortar replacing the U.S. consumer. Free Republic, Oct. 24, 2009 God in the old testament has a number of attributes, you know like invisible - I was pretty invisible. Benevolent - I was pretty benevolent. All-seeing - I tried to be all-seeing.The Glenn Beck Show, Nov. 11, 2010 I admit that I have always harbored an exaggerated view of my self-importance — to put it bluntly, I fancied myself as some kind of god or an economic reformer like Keynes (each with his General Theory) or, even better, a scientist like Einstein (reflexivity sounds like relativity). The Alchemy of Finance, George Soros, Google Books I am acting out a fantasy and so is Eastern Europe. A psychiatrist once told me how dangerous it is to act out fantasies and I am beginning to see what he meant. Open Society Institute I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society. Brainy Quotes, Dec. 1, 2010 I do not accept the rules imposed by others. If I did, I would not be alive today... And in periods of regime change, the normal rules don't apply. One needs to adjust one's behavior to the changing circumstances. The Glenn Beck Show, Nov. 9, 2010 I don't deny the Jews their right to a national existence - but I don't want to be a part of it. The Glenn Beck Show, Nov. 9, 2010 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. It's their work that I'm supporting. So it's not me doing it. Brainy Quotes, Dec. 1, 2010 I think this is a great opportunity to finally deal with global warming and energy dependence. The US needs a cap and trade system with auctioning of licenses for emissions rights. I would use the revenues from these auctions to launch a new, environmentally friendly energy policy. That would be yet another federal program that could help us to overcome the current stagnation. The Republican Party of Fort Bend County, Nov. 29, 2010 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. Brainy Quotes, Dec. 1, 2010 I think we need a large stimulus package which will provide funds for state and local government to maintain their budgets – because they are not allowed by the constitution to run a deficit. For such a program to be successful, the federal government would need to provide hundreds of billions of dollars. In addition, another infrastructure program is necessary. In total, the cost would be in the 300 to 600 billion dollar range. The Republican Party of Fort Bend County, Nov. 29, 2010 I think you put your finger on a very important flaw in the current world order and that is that only Americans have a vote in Congress and yet it is the United States that basically determines the policy for the world. That is a flaw in the current set up. The Glenn Beck Show, Nov. 11, 2010 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. Brainy Quotes, Dec. 1, 2010 If truth be known, I carried some rather potent messianic fantasies with me from childhood which I felt I had to control, otherwise I might end up in the loony bin. But when I made my way in the world I wanted to indulge myself in my fantasies to the extent that I could afford. Underwriting Democracy: Encouraging Free Enterprise And Democratic Reform Among the Soviets and in Eastern Europe, George Soros, Google Books 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. Brainy Quotes, Dec. 1, 2010 It is sort of a disease when you consider yourself some kind of god, the creator of everything, but I feel comfortable about it now since I began to live it out. THE BILLIONAIRE WHO BUILT ON CHAOS - GEORGE SOROS, The Independent, June 3, 1993 It was actually probably the happiest year of my life, that year of German occupation. For me, it was a very positive experience. A strange thing, because you see incredible suffering around you. And in fact, you are in considerable danger yourself, but you are 14 years old and you don't believe that it can actually touch you. You have a belief in yourself; you have a belief in your father... It's a very happy making, exhilarating experience. The Glenn Beck Show, Nov. 9, 2010 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. Brainy Quotes, Dec. 1, 2010 Just write that the former Soviet empire is now called the Soros empire. The Glenn Beck Show, Nov. 10, 2010 Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux and money is made by discounting the obvious and betting on the unexpected. Brainy Quotes, Dec. 1, 2010 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 under-estimate the value of that, but they're not designed to take care of social needs. Brainy Quotes, Dec. 1, 2010 My foundations support people in the country who care about an open society. It's their work that I'm supporting. So it's not me doing it. But I can empower them. I can support them, and I can help them. Brainy Quotes, Dec. 1, 2010 My mother was quite antisemitic and ashamed of being Jewish. Given the culture in which one lived, being Jewish was a clear cut stigma, disadvantage, a handicap and therefore, there was always the desire to transcend it, to escape it. The Glenn Beck Show, Nov. 11, 2010 Now that I have called you on your false accusation, you are using additional smear tactics. Brainy Quotes, Dec. 1, 2010 Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes. Brainy Quotes, Dec. 1, 2010 President Bush is endangering our safety, hurting our vital interests, and undermining American values. Brainy Quotes, Dec. 1, 2010 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. Brainy Quotes, Dec. 1, 2010 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. Brainy Quotes, Dec. 1, 2010 Speaking about Beck, Soros told Zakaria, “I would be amused if people saw the joke in it,” adding that he thinks Beck is “projecting” the views of Rupert Murdoch, who owns Fox News, and who Soros accused of “telling the people some falsehoods and leading the government in the wrong direction.” Soros said he thinks Fox News “has imported the methods of George Orwell, you know, newspeak, where you can tell the people falsehoods and deceive them.” The Huffington Post, Feb. 19, 2011 Stock market bubbles don't grow out of thin air. They have a solid basis in reality, but reality as distorted by a misconception. Brainy Quotes, Dec. 1, 2010 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. Brainy Quotes, Dec. 1, 2010 The financial markets generally are unpredictable. So that one has to have different scenarios... The idea that you can actually predict what's going to happen contradicts my way of looking at the market. Brainy Quotes, Dec. 1, 2010 The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States. The Glenn Beck Show, Nov. 9, 2010 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 it's possible to be opposed to the policies without being unpatriotic. Brainy Quotes, Dec. 1, 2010 The simple truth is that the private sector does not employ available resources. Mr. Obama has in fact been very friendly to business, and corporations are operating profitably. But instead of investing, they are building up liquidity. Perhaps a Republican victory would boost their confidence, but in the meantime, investment and employment require fiscal stimulus. Financial Times, Oct. 4, 2010 The world financial crisis was "stimulating" and "in a way, the culmination of my life’s work." Canada Free Press, Sept. 15, 2009 The worse a situation becomes the less it takes to turn it around, the bigger the upside. Brainy Quotes, Dec. 1, 2010 There is a resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe. The policies of the Bush administration and the Sharon administration contribute to that. It's not specifically anti-Semitism, but it does manifest itself in anti-Semitism as well. Brainy Quotes, Dec. 1, 2010 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. Brainy Quotes, Dec. 1, 2010 To stabilize and regulate a truly global economy, we need some global system of political decision making. In short, we need a global society to support our global economy... Interestingly, the greatest opposition to this idea is coming from the United States. With the right sense of leadership and with clarity of purpose, the U.S. and its allies could help to stabilize the global economic system... The opportunity is waiting to be grasped. The Glenn Beck Show, Nov. 9, 2010
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