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Small: Markets are designed to allow individuals to look after their private needs and to pursue profit. Its really a
"Markets are designed to allow individuals to look after their private needs and to pursue profit. It's really a great invention and I wouldn't under-estimate the value of that, but they're not designed to take care of social needs"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: An open society is a society which allows its members the greatest possible degree of freedom in pursuing thei
"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"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: Of course language manifests a belief only if we use its words with the implied acceptance of their appositene
Michael Polanyi
"Of course language manifests a belief only if we use its words with the implied acceptance of their appositeness"
Michael Polanyi, Scientist
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Small: No inanimate object is ever fully determined by the laws of physics and chemistry
Michael Polanyi
"No inanimate object is ever fully determined by the laws of physics and chemistry"
Michael Polanyi, Scientist
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Small: My title is intended to suggest that the community of scientists is organized in a way which resembles certain
Michael Polanyi
"My title is intended to suggest that the community of scientists is organized in a way which resembles certain features of a body politic and works according to economic principles similar to those by which the production of material goods is regulated"
Michael Polanyi, Scientist
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Small: But the system of prices ruling the market not only transmits information in the light of which economic agent
Michael Polanyi
"But the system of prices ruling the market not only transmits information in the light of which economic agents can mutually adjust their actions, it also provides them with an incentive to exercise economy in terms of money"
Michael Polanyi, Scientist
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Small: When it comes to social consequences, theyve got all different people acting in different ways, very difficult
"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"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman
"Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: To my mind, there is a solution which has to do with democracy, because democratic governments are subject to
"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"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: The worse a situation becomes the less it takes to turn it around, the bigger the upside
"The worse a situation becomes the less it takes to turn it around, the bigger the upside"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: My foundations support people in the country who care about an open society. Its their work that Im supporting
"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"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: Just as the process of repealing national alcohol prohibition began with individual states repealing their own
"Just as the process of repealing national alcohol prohibition began with individual states repealing their own prohibition laws, so individual states must now take the initiative with respect to repealing marijuana prohibition laws"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: There is a resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe. The policies of the Bush administration and the Sharon admin
"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"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: Stock market bubbles dont grow out of thin air. They have a solid basis in reality, but reality as distorted b
"Stock market bubbles don't grow out of thin air. They have a solid basis in reality, but reality as distorted by a misconception"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: Proposition 19 already is a winner no matter what happens on election day. The mere fact of its being on the b
"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"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: Im not doing my philanthropic work, out of any kind of guilt, or any need to create good public relations.
"I'm not doing my philanthropic work, out of any kind of guilt, or any need to create good public relations. I'm doing it because I can afford to do it, and I believe in it"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society
"I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: Who most benefits from keeping marijuana illegal? The greatest beneficiaries are the major criminal organizati
"Who most benefits from keeping marijuana illegal? The greatest beneficiaries are the major criminal organizations in Mexico and elsewhere that earn billions of dollars annually from this illicit trade - and who would rapidly lose their competitive advantage if marijuana were a legal commodity"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: The people currently in charge have forgotten the first principle of an open society, namely that we may be wr
"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"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: The criminalization of marijuana did not prevent marijuana from becoming the most widely used illegal substanc
"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"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux and money is made by discounting the obvious and bet
"Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux and money is made by discounting the obvious and betting on the unexpected"
George Soros, Businessman
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Small: Congress will pass a law restricting public comment on the Internet to individuals who have spent a minimum of
Andy Grove
"Congress will pass a law restricting public comment on the Internet to individuals who have spent a minimum of one hour actually accomplishing a specific task while on line"
Andy Grove, Businessman
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Small: Then, after the war it was impossible to travel, after so many years of Hitler and Stalin
"Then, after the war it was impossible to travel, after so many years of Hitler and Stalin"
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer
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Small: Stravinsky used Mother Goose. He was influenced by Mother Goose, indirectly, but very beautifully
"Stravinsky used Mother Goose. He was influenced by Mother Goose, indirectly, but very beautifully"
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer
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Small: People often thought Leopold Auer was Russian because he lived in St. Petersburg so long, almost fifty years
"People often thought Leopold Auer was Russian because he lived in St. Petersburg so long, almost fifty years"
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer
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Small: So give me a turbulent world as opposed to a quiet world and Ill take the turbulent one
Andy Grove
"So give me a turbulent world as opposed to a quiet world and I'll take the turbulent one"
Andy Grove, Businessman
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Small: If the world operates as one big market, every employee will compete with every person anywhere in the world w
Andy Grove
"If the world operates as one big market, every employee will compete with every person anywhere in the world who is capable of doing the same job. There are lots of them and many of them are hungry"
Andy Grove, Businessman
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Small: When I was younger I was completely without money - when I was studying in Budapest, when I was a refugee
"When I was younger I was completely without money - when I was studying in Budapest, when I was a refugee"
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer
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Small: Perhaps the better word is emotional yes, I am an emotional man
"Perhaps the better word is emotional yes, I am an emotional man"
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer
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Small: Once, in London, the BBC asked me what was my favorite English book. I said Alice in Wonderland
"Once, in London, the BBC asked me what was my favorite English book. I said Alice in Wonderland"
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer
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Small: New York is the dream world, the center of jazz and rock
"New York is the dream world, the center of jazz and rock"
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer
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Small: I dont read such boring things. Life is too short
"I don't read such boring things. Life is too short"
Gyorgy Ligeti, Composer
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Small: I was the first actress in the family, and I am still the only actress in the family. I shouldnt be saying it,
"I was the first actress in the family, and I am still the only actress in the family. I shouldn't be saying it, but it slipped out!"
Eva Gabor, Actress
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Small: East Hampton happens to have been the first place in the world where I was a star, a real star with a star pas
"East Hampton happens to have been the first place in the world where I was a star, a real star with a star pasted above my name on the dressing-room door"
Eva Gabor, Actress
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Small: We turn the Cube and it twists us
"We turn the Cube and it twists us"
Erno Rubik, Inventor
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Small: I do not truly consider myself an icon, but the Cube has been quite successful
"I do not truly consider myself an icon, but the Cube has been quite successful"
Erno Rubik, Inventor
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Small: I did not plan to make the Cube
"I did not plan to make the Cube"
Erno Rubik, Inventor
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Small: And, not only in Budapest. I worked very closely with a very powerful government organization, which shall rem
"And, not only in Budapest. I worked very closely with a very powerful government organization, which shall remain unidentified, to develop the mass marketed version of the Cube"
Erno Rubik, Inventor
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Small: My first husband, yes, I eloped with him from Hungary against my mothers wishes
"My first husband, yes, I eloped with him from Hungary against my mother's wishes"
Eva Gabor, Actress
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Small: Most people dont need to work as hard as I do
"Most people don't need to work as hard as I do"
Eva Gabor, Actress
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