George Soros

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

Proposition 19 already is a winner no matter what happens on election day. The mere fact of its being on the ballot has elevated and legitimized public discourse about marijuana and marijuana policy in ways I could not have imagined a year ago. ”

The people currently in charge have forgotten the first principle of an open society, namely that we may be wrong and that there has to be free discussion. That it's possible to be opposed to the policies without being unpatriotic. ”

An open society is a society which allows its members the greatest possible degree of freedom in pursuing their interests compatible with the interests of others. ”

Law has become a business. Health care has become a business. Unfortunately, politics has also become a business. That really undermines society. ”

When I had made more money than I needed for myself and my family, I set up a foundation to promote the values and principles of a free and open society. ”

President Bush is endangering our safety, hurting our vital interests, and undermining American values. ”

There is a resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe. The policies of the Bush administration and the Sharon administration contribute to that. It's not specifically anti-Semitism, but it does manifest itself in anti-Semitism as well. ”

If the terrorists have the sympathy of people, it's much harder to find them. So we need people on our side, and that leads us to be responsible leaders of the world, show some concern with the problems. ”

When it comes to social consequences, they've got all different people acting in different ways, very difficult to even have a proper criterion of success. So, it's a difficult task. ”