George Soros Quotes

I don't know what I'm doing, but I'm damn well gonna do it!

I am convinced by my style of play, so I take risks without much hesitation.

Courage and confidence are what decision making is all about.

Be confident, and just do it. It's all about not questioning what everyone else is thinking, since they're probably looking to others to know what is or isn't cool.

Spirit is now a very fashionable word: to act with Spirit, to speak with Spirit, means only to act rashly, and to talk indiscreetly. An able man shows his Spirit by gentle words and resolute actions; he is neither hot nor timid.

No matter how much you're going to be criticized or no matter how big of a risk it is, the boldness is the thing that helps you

Great empires are not maintained by timidity.

I don't think there is a thing like overconfidence in chess. It's always better to be too confident than too reluctant.

If you're gonna live, then live it up. If you're gonna give, then give it up. If you're gonna walk the Earth, then walk it proud. If you're gonna say the word, you got to say it loud.

There's boldness in being assertive; there's strength and confidence.

People who ask confidently get more than those who are hesitant and uncertain. When you've figured out what you want to ask for, do it with certainty, boldness and confidence.

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.

Take a stand. Be known for your courage and confidence.

Just follow your gut. If you seriously believe that something is the right thing to do, if you are so convinced that your stomach is knotting up every time someone suggests an alternative way of doing all this, take a deep breath and just say, "You're wrong."

Be bold before you get stuck not being bold.

No apologies, no regrets.

I'm not the kind of guy to knock at a door and then when the door is opened not go in.

Timidity has no place in a major action movie. You have to know how to take your moments. Sometimes walking out the door is just walking out the door. But when it's your moment, you have to go for it.

It is foolhardy to make a second trade, if your first trade shows you a loss. Never average losses. Let this thought be written indelibly upon your mind.

Courage and confidence are practical necessities . . . courage is the practical form of being true to existence, of being true to truth, and confidence is the practical form of being true to one’s own consciousness.

I may be accused or rashness, but not sluggishness.

Be bold and don't worry about what people think. They don't do it that often anyway.

Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions.

Funny, but after trading for more than 15 years, I still am capable of forgetting a cardinal rule: The paper you own, in the end, will be intertwined with the fate of the 30-year bond.

In doubtful matters boldness is everything.