George Soros Quotes

It is much easier to put existing resources to better use, than to develop resources where they do not exist.

Everybody says that I have a lot of power. But what does that power consist of?... Can I influence governments? I am beginning to be able to..." (1995)

My main concern is with the world order

The main obstacle to further progress on the resource curse is China, and to a lesser extent India.

The anti-resource curse initiative has stronger legs than most and that has made me very enthusiastic.

As I like to put it, we have hit pay dirt. The effort to cure the resource curse is a good example of what private foundations working with NGOs can accomplish.

Misconceptions play a prominent role in my view of the world.

I commissioned two political experts to advise me about what I could do to oppose the re-election of President Bush.