However, even a strong government can't perform miracles. It needs money from the taxpayers.
George SorosStock market bubbles don't grow out of thin air. They have a solid basis in reality, but reality as distorted by a misconception.
George SorosI don't panic. The same thing applies to me as to everybody else, so I'm given to euphoria and despair. And I would say that I basically have survived by recognizing my mistakes.
George SorosEverything adds up to a major crisis. Humanity is faced with a global energy crisis ... The core of the crisis lies in the increasing shortage of oil.
George SorosWe [at Soros Fund Management] use options and more exotic derivatives sparingly. We try to catch new trends early and in later stages we try to catch trend reversals. Therefore, we tend to stabilize rather than destabilize the market. We are not doing this as a public service. It is our style of making money.
George Soros