I think that my foundation uses the money better than the government does. In any event, I do pay taxes.
George SorosIf investing is entertaining, if you're having fun, you're probably not making any money. Good investing is boring.
George SorosI am not a Zionist, nor am I am a practicing Jew, but I have a great deal of sympathy for my fellow Jews and a deep concern for the survival of Israel.
George SorosThe securitisation of mortgages added a new dimension of systemic risk. Financial engineers claimed they were reducing risks through geographic diversification: in fact they were increasing them by creating an agency problem. The agents were more interested in maximising fee income than in protecting the interests of bondholders. That is the verity that was ignored by regulators and market participants alike.
George Soros