I fancied myself as some kind of god or an economic reformer like Keynes

My conceptual framework, which basically emphasizes the importance of misconceptions, makes me extremely critical of my own decisions. I know that I am bound to be wrong, and therefore am more likely to correct my own mistakes.

There is always a divergence between our perception and what actually exists.

Although I have made a fortune in the financial markets, I now fear that the untrammeled intensification of laissez-faire capitalism and the spread of market values into all areas of life is endangering our open and democratic society. The main enemy of the open society, I believe, is no longer the communist but the capitalist threat.

We are the most powerful nation on earth. No external power, no terrorist organization can defeat us. But we can defeat ourselves by getting caught in a quagmire.

Most of the poverty and misery in the world is due to bad government, lack of democracy, weak states, internal strife, and so on.

I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society.