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STANLEY DRUCKENMILLER

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I've never used valuation to time the market. It's a good tool for knowing what you own, but a terrible tool for knowing when to buy or sell.

macrovaluationNew Market Wizards Interview, 1992

The way to build superior long-term returns is through preservation of capital and home runs. You can be wrong 30% of the time and still make a fortune if you cut losses and let winners run.

risk-managementreturnsInvestor Conference, 2015

George told me I was thinking too small. If you're right on a trade, why bet only a little? That lesson changed everything.

position-sizinggeorge-sorosCNBC Interview, 2014

Liquidity matters more than earnings in the short run. The Fed is the most important variable in markets. Always.

macrofederal-reserveUSC Marshall Investment Conference, 2015

I learned from my mistake in 1999 that even when you know something is irrational, if the momentum is there, it can keep going long enough to kill you.

lessonsmomentumInvestor Interview, 2001

My best quality as an investor is that I can change my mind completely in a day. Most people can't do that. They fall in love with their positions.

flexibilitymindsetBloomberg Interview, 2018