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" The reality is that financial markets are self-destabilizing; occasionally they tend toward disequilibrium, not equilibrium. "

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" Stock market bubbles don't grow out of thin air. They have a solid basis in reality, but reality as distorted by a misconception. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Unrestrained competition can drive people into actions that they would otherwise regret. "

" Now that I have called you on your false accusation, you are using additional smear tactics. "

" Increasingly, the Chinese will own a lot more of the world because they will be converting their dollar reserves and U.S. government bonds into real assets. "

" A lot of the evil in the world is actually not intentional. A lot of people in the financial system did a lot of damage without intending to. "

" I see tremendous imbalance in the world. A very uneven playing field, which has gotten tilted very badly. I consider it unstable. At the same time, I don't exactly see what is going to reverse it. "

" I would prefer not to be involved in party politics. "

" My foundations support people in the country who care about an open society. It's their work that I'm supporting. So it's not me doing it. But I can empower them. I can support them, and I can help them. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" To my mind, there is a solution which has to do with democracy, because democratic governments are subject to the will of the people. So, if the people will it, you can actually create international institutions through the democratic states. "

" Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman. "

" The criminalization of marijuana did not prevent marijuana from becoming the most widely used illegal substance in the United States and many other countries. But it did result in extensive costs and negative consequences. "

" Market fundamentalists recognize that the role of the state in the economy is always disruptive, inefficient, and generally has negative connotations. This leads them to believe that the market mechanism can take care of all the problems. "

" 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. "

" I put forward a pretty general theory that financial markets are intrinsically unstable. That we really have a false picture when we think about markets tending towards equilibrium. "

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

" The worse a situation becomes the less it takes to turn it around, the bigger the upside. "

" Bush's war in Iraq has done untold damage to the United States. It has impaired our military power and undermined the morale of our armed forces. Our troops were trained to project overwhelming power. They were not trained for occupation duties. "

" A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy. "

" The financial markets generally are unpredictable. So that one has to have different scenarios... The idea that you can actually predict what's going to happen contradicts my way of looking at the market. "

" We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special responsibility. In addition to protecting our national interests, we must take the leadership in protecting the common interests of humanity. "

" I give away something up to $500 million a year throughout the world promoting Open Society. My foundations support people in the country who care about an open society. It's their work that I'm supporting. So it's not me doing it. "

" I think there's a lot of merit in an international economy and global markets, but they're not sufficient because markets don't look after social needs. "

" 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. "

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

" Throughout the 19th century, when there was a laissez-faire mentality and insufficient regulation, you had one crisis after another. Each crisis brought about some reform. That is how central banking developed. "