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1217 Philanthropist Quotes

We can speak of the triumph of capitalism in the world, but we cannot yet speak about the triumph of democracy. There is a serious mismatch between the political and the economic conditions that prevail in the world today.

Speak Triumph Capitalism World
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I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society.

Choose Home Value freedom Liberties
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A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy

A full Fair Discussion Essential
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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 underestimate the value of that. But they're not designed to take care of social needs.

Markets Designed Individuals Private needs
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Misconceptions play a prominent role in my view of the world.
Misconceptions Play Prominent role World
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Regulating and taxing marijuana would simultaneously save taxpayers billions of dollars in enforcement and incarceration costs, while providing many billions of dollars in revenue annually.

Regulating Taxpayers Enforcement Incarceration cost
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Globalization has rendered the world increasingly interdependent, but international politics is still based on the sovereignty of states.

Globalization World Interdependent International politics
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The world is looking to us for leadership. We have provided it in the past; the main reason why anti-American feelings are so strong in the world today is that we are not providing it in the present.

World Looking to Leadership Past
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A global economy is characterized not only by the free movement of goods and services but, more important, by the free movement of ideas and of capital.

Global economy Free movement Goods Services
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The main enemy of the open society, I believe, is no longer the communist but the capitalist threat.

Main enemy Open society Communist Capitalist
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It is much easier to put existing resources to better use, than to develop resources where they do not exist.
Much easier Existing resources Develop
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When interest rates are low we have conditions for asset bubbles to develop, and they are developing at the moment. The ultimate asset bubble is gold.

Interest rate Low Conditions Asset bubbles
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I called gold the ultimate bubble, which means it may go higher. But it’s certainly not safe and it’s not going to last forever.

Called gold Ultimate bubble Higher Safe
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Economics seeks to be a science. Science is supposed to be objective and it is difficult to be scientific when the subject matter, the participant in the economic process, lacks objectivity.

Economic Science Objective Scientific
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If I had to sum up my practical skills, I would use one word: survival. And operating a hedge fund utilized my training in survival to the fullest.

Sum up Skills Survival Operating
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The hardest thing to judge is what level of risk is safe
Hardest thing Judge Risk Safe
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Unfortunately, the more complex the system, the greater the room for error.

More complex System Greater Error
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Making an investment decision is like formulating a scientific hypothesis and submitting it to a practical test. The main difference is that the hypothesis that underlies an investment decision is intended to make money and not to establish a universally valid generalization

Investment decision Scientific hypothesis
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Taking this view, it is possible to see financial markets as a laboratory for testing hypotheses, albeit not strictly scientific ones. The truth is, successful investing is a kind of alchemy.

View Possible Financial Hypotheses
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The concept of a general equilibrium has no relevance to the real world (in other words, classical economics is an exercise in futility).

Concept General equilibrium Relevance Real world
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The only thing that could hurt me is if my success encouraged me to return to my childhood fantasies of omnipotence -- but that is not likely to happen as long as I remain engaged in the financial markets, because they constantly remind me of my limitations.

Hurt me Success Return Childhood
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If we carry this line of argument to its logical conclusion, the meaning of life consists of the flaws in one's conceptions and what one does about them. Life can be seen as a fertile fallacy.

Carry Argument Logical conclusion Life
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When you sell options, you get paid for assuming risk. That can be a profitable business, but it does not mix well with the risks inherent in a leveraged portfolio.

Sell options Assuming risk Profitable business
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I contend that financial markets never reflect the underlying reality accurately; they always distort it in some way or another and the distortions find expression in market prices. Those distortions can, occasionally, find ways to affect the fundamentals that market prices are supposed to reflect

Contend Financial market Never reflect
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The love that money can’t afford to buy, it comes naturally from God’s blessings.

Love Money Afford God
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If your mother and woman love each other so much, be grateful, and love them to the most, because it’s too rare to find.

Your mother Woman love Grateful Rare
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It’s not about being loved, it’s to love back who loves me. That’s my happiness.

Being loved Back Happiness
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I don’t want to be the next Bruce Lee, I don’t want to be the Next Jackie Chan, I want to be the first Diamond.

Want To be Next The first
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I always believe that everything is possible. Just to inspire my fellow African youths that IF WE BELIEVE, WE CAN!!!

Believe Everything Possible Inspire
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It is only through developing and maximizing all its natural resources that a sustainable future for Africa and its people can be secured.

Africa Developing Future Natural
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Diamonds are a key component in the campaign to make poverty history.

Campaign Component Diamonds History
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We all need to become more customer-focused and recognize the power of marketing to sell more diamonds.

Become Diamonds Marketing More
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The diamond business has always been secretive.
Always Been Business Diamond
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Any father likes his son to take over from him if possible.

Any Father Him His
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The Kimberley Process is not a perfect construct, and it is necessary now to re-double efforts to address its remaining shortcomings and strengthen its provisions.

Address Construct Efforts Necessary
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We're seeing diamonds coming back into favor.
Back Coming Diamonds Favor
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I am one of the affluent rich living the good life. But I like to think that I am doing my bit to resolve the problems of Africa and am certainly committed to Africa in the long run.

Affluent Africa Am Bit
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I am an African. I live there and my children live there, and as far as I understand, they intend to go on living there.

African Am AsFarAs Children
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I was never a skilled artist or anything like that - never a rebel.
Anything Artist Like Never
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May I suggest that people in many African countries could be suffering from donation fatigue?

African Could Countries Donation
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It's much nicer to be known as Mr. Nice Guy than Mr. Nasty Guy. But you've got to have lines - and when you hit the line, that's the end of the story, nice guy or not.

End Got Guy Hit
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The army taught me to sign my name very quickly, and that's stood me in good stead the rest of my life.

Army Good Life Me
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Ndi Anambra, fellow Nigerians,as government has enforced a lockdown measure to curb the spread of the Coronavirus,we must practice complimentary precautions to achieve remarkable success. Wash & sanitize your hands often, practice social distancing & always have your mask on.

Government Enforced Lock down Spread
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It is not in doubt, that our health workers and personnel are the true heroes making the most priceless sacrifices on the war against coronavirus. Their welfare should be given priority attention if we must record remarkable success in this COVID-19 fight.

Health workers True heroes Priceless scarifies
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The past weeks have been a very challenging period for the world since the outbreak of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). It is real, infectious and can be controlled. Hence very important we adhere to precautions. Yes we'll overcome. Stay safe, healthy and hydrated.

Past weeks Challenging World Stay safe
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One doesn't necessarily have a mission.

Mission Necessarily
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Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.

Nothing This world Persistence Talent
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Diamonds are intrinsically worthless, except for the deep psychological need they fill.

Deep Diamonds Except Fill
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To confront the Covid-19 pandemic, Osun State Government and people seek your kind support in building Isolation centers, equipping hospitals, providing food & materials as palliatives for the millions that are vulnerable in our Osun State, Nigeria. Your kind support will be appreciated

Confront Pandemic Government People
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America is a country of entrepreneurship and great business leaders.
America Business BusinessLeaders Country
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