George Soros

Hungary
Born on 12 Aug 1930
Businessman

As an anonymous participant in financial markets, I never had to weigh the social consequences of my actions... I felt justified in ignoring them on the grounds that I was playing by the rules.

The Crisis of Global Capitalism (1998)

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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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