About George Soros
George Soros, born on August 12, 1930, in Budapest, Hungary, is a billionaire investor, hedge fund manager, and philanthropist. He is best known for founding Soros Fund Management and the Quantum Fund, which delivered extraordinary returns under his leadership. Soros gained global recognition for his bold currency trades, including his famous shorting of the British pound in 1992. Beyond investing, he is a leading philanthropist, funding global initiatives through the Open Society Foundations.
175 Powerful George Soros Quotes to Inspire You
Here are 175 Powerful quotes by George Soros on various topics to inspire you.
3. “By creating the European Central Bank, the member states exposed their own government bonds to the risk of default. Developed countries that issue bonds in their own currency never default, because they can always print money. Their currency may depreciate, but the risk of default is absent.”
George Soros
European Union, Currency, Default, Bonds, Economy
10. “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.”
George Soros Philanthropy, Open Society, Charity, Support, Giving
11. “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.”
George Soros Marijuana, Prohibition, Policy, Legalization, States’ Rights
16. “Who most benefits from keeping marijuana illegal? The greatest beneficiaries are the major criminal organizations in Mexico and elsewhere that earn billions of dollars annually from this illicit trade – and who would rapidly lose their competitive advantage if marijuana were a legal commodity.”
George Soros Marijuana, Illegal Trade, Crime, Legalization, Economics
23. “The integration of Europe was very much led by a Germany that was always willing to pay a little bit extra to reach a compromise that everybody accepted, because Germany was so eager to get European support for reunification. That was called the “farsighted vision,” which created the European Union.”
George Soros Europe, Integration, Germany, Politics, European Union
30. “These public-private partnerships are very, very dangerous. The most rotten part of the financial system in the US consisted of the government-sponsored entities. They really kicked off this crisis. The state should set the rules and enforce them but not become involved as a market player.”
George Soros Finance, Economy, Government, Markets, Regulation
