George Soros Quotes

You can be far more aggressive when you're making good profits.

I’ve learned many things from him [George Soros], but perhaps the most significant is that it’s not whether you’re right or wrong that’s important, but how much money you make when you’re right and how much you lose when you’re wrong.

Capital is that part of wealth which is devoted to obtaining further wealth.

One way to mitigate our risk is to invest in companies with understandable business models.

I don't want to do business with those who don't make a profit, because they can't give the best service.

In any business opportunity, you'd be looking, probably, primarily at the risk and return. Some business can be very risky with a low return; what you want is the lowest risk with the biggest return.

In the investment business, you must expect to be wrong.

I like things with upside. That's how you make money.

Well, there's always risk in long-term investment.

Success means making profits and avoiding losses.

What we are doing is increasing our focus on cash flow, return on investment, and value creation.

My whole business philosophy is based on a risk-reward ratio. But it's got to stack up. If it doesn't, don't do it. You might as well go to a casino.

When you see a 'Shark fight' erupt, we aggressively want to understand what we are committing our money toward.

Thousands of people have tried, and the evidence is clear: The more you trade, the less you keep.

Using volatility as a measure of risk is nuts. Risk to us is 1) the risk of permanent loss of capital, or 2) the risk of inadequate return.

Instead of hoping he must fear and instead of fearing he must hope. He must fear that his loss may develop into a much bigger loss, and hope that his profit may become a big profit.

We expect all our businesses to have a positive impact on our top and bottom lines. Profitability is very important to us or we wouldn't be in this business.

Zeroing in on the best sectors or the best regions of the world is great, but zeroing in on the very best individual stocks is the key to making truly impressive profits.

I have yet to take capital losses on any company. Then again, it's still early.

The film is not a success until it makes money. It's only good when there's a dollar figure attached to the box office.

I have plenty of investments that I wish I'd never made. But the model is to lose money on a lot of investments and then make 1,000X or 10,000X on an investment.

Profit is the most global aspect of a business, and it is cross-functional.

Should you protect profits? Yes. But run for the hills? No.

Google Ventures has a direct financial incentive to ensure the companies we invest in succeed.

Profits in business always depend on the rate of interest: the higher the interest, the higher the rate of profit required.