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The truth is, successful investing is a kind of alchemy.

— George Soros The Alchemy of Finance: Reading the mind of the Market (1987)

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Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux and money is made by discounting the obvious and betting on the unexpected.

Equilibrium itself has rarely been observed in real life — market prices have a notorious habit of fluctuating.

The Alchemy of Finance: Reading the mind of the Market (1987)

If investing is entertaining, if you're having fun, you're probably not making any money. Good investing is boring.

The Winning Investment Habits of Warren Buffett & George Soros (2006)

I consider Xi Jinping the most dangerous enemy of open societies in the world.

The development of a global economy has not been matched by the development of a global society.

The Crisis of Global Capitalism (1998)

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