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.

President George W. Bush is endangering the United States and the world's safety while undermining American values.

In politics, manipulating reality can take presidence over finding reality.

Financial markets ... resent any kind of government interference but they hold a belief deep down that if conditions get really rough the authorities will step in.

If every rich person gave 50 percent of their wealth to charity, I would not say they should pay more taxes.

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.

Sometimes time actually works against you if you refuse to face the relevant issues and explain to the public what is at stake.