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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.”

Interview with Mark Shapiro (2000)

“A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy.”

Why We Must Not Reelect President Bush (2004)

“The truth is, successful investing is a kind of alchemy.”

The Alchemy of Finance: Reading the mind of the Market (1987)

“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. 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.”

Interview with Mark Shapiro (2000)

“The bureaucratic method of building an integrated Europe has exhausted its potential.”

"Can Europe Work? A Plan to Rescue the Union" in Foreign Affairs (September/October 1996)

“I think he's a man of good intentions. I don't doubt it. But I think he's leading us in the wrong direction.”

On George W. Bush
Interview with David Brancaccio (2003)

“Faith plays an important role in an open society. Exactly because our understanding is imperfect, we cannot base our decisions on knowledge alone. We need to rely on beliefs, religious or otherwise, to help us make decisions. But we must remain open to the possibility that we may be wrong so that we can correct our mistakes. Otherwise, we are bound to be wrong.”

Speech at the National Press Club (2004)

“I argue that it's appropriate for people to pursue their profit motive in business. If you want to change that, you're going against human nature. But when it comes to setting the rules or creating the institutions, then you should have the general interest at heart, even if it conflicts with your personal interest.”

Interview with Mark Shapiro (2000)

“I made two major discoveries in the course of writing: one is a reflexive connection between credit and collateral; the other is a reflexive relationship between regulators and the economies they regulate”

The Alchemy of Finance: Reading the mind of the Market (1987)

“I find the idea that you can introduce democracy by military force a very quaint idea. Moreover, if I wanted to choose a testing ground for doing it, Iraq would be the last nation I would choose.”

BuzzFlash interview (2004)

“The act of lending can change the value of the collateral”

The Alchemy of Finance: Reading the mind of the Market (1987)

“I have been crisscrossing the country for the last three weeks arguing against the reelection of President Bush. I feel strongly that he has led us in the wrong direction. The invasion of Iraq was a colossal blunder and only by rejecting the President at the polls can we hope to escape from the quagmire in which we find ourselves.”

Speech at the National Press Club (2004)

“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. But I can empower them. I can support them, and I can help them.”

Interview with David Brancaccio (2003)

“This is the most important election of my lifetime. I have never been heavily involved in partisan politics but these are not normal times. President Bush is endangering our safety, hurting our vital interests and undermining American values. That is why I am publishing this message. I have been demonized by the Bush campaign but I hope you will give me a hearing.”

Why We Must Not Reelect President Bush (2004)

“The invasion of Afghanistan was justified: that was where bin Laden lived and al Qaeda had its training camps. The invasion of Iraq was not similarly justified. It was President Bush's unintended gift to bin Laden.”

Why We Must Not Reelect President Bush (2004)
Context: President Bush inadvertently played right into the hands of bin Laden. The invasion of Afghanistan was justified: that was where bin Laden lived and al Qaeda had its training camps. The invasion of Iraq was not similarly justified. It was President Bush's unintended gift to bin Laden.

“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.”

Interview with David Brancaccio (2003)

“China isn’t the only authoritarian regime in the world, but it’s undoubtedly the wealthiest, strongest and most developed in machine learning and artificial intelligence. This makes Xi Jinping the most dangerous opponent of those who believe in the concept of open society.”

On China (2019)

“I consider Xi Jinping the most dangerous enemy of open societies in the world.”

Tweet 16 August 2021 https://twitter.com/georgesoros/status/1427244353714544644

“I think that I am being blamed for everything. I am basically there to make money. I cannot and do not look at the social consequences of what I do.”

60 Minutes interview (1998)