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George Soros Quotes

Hungarian - Businessman | August 12, 1930 -

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.

Respect Alcohol Process Initiative

Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux and money is made by discounting the obvious and betting on the unexpected.

Money Uncertainty Unexpected Obvious

Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes.

Mistakes Understanding Wrong Shame

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.

Finance Looking Financial You Way

The worse a situation becomes the less it takes to turn it around, the bigger the upside.

Situation Turn Bigger Upside Worse

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.

Negative Result Consequences Used

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.

People Mind Democracy Solution You

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.

Work Good Believe Doing Guilt I Can

When I had made more money than I needed for myself and my family, I set up a foundation to promote the values and principles of a free and open society.

Family Myself Money Society Free

Now that I have called you on your false accusation, you are using additional smear tactics.

You Accusation Now False Your Smear

Law has become a business. Health care has become a business. Unfortunately, politics has also become a business. That really undermines society.

Business Health Politics Law Society

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.

Work Support People Me World Care

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