“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.”
George Soros“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.”
George Soros“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.”
George Soros“I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society.”
George Soros“When it comes to social consequences, they've got all different people acting in different ways, very difficult to even have a proper criterion of success. So, it's a difficult task.”
George Soros“I would prefer not to be involved in party politics.”
George Soros“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.”
George Soros“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.”
George Soros“We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special responsibility. In addition to protecting our national interests, we must take the leadership in protecting the common interests of humanity.”
George Soros“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.”
George Soros“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.”
George Soros