Pain plus reflection equals progress.

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Ray Dalio
Born in New York in 1949, Ray Dalio founded Bridgewater Associates, one of the largest hedge funds. His debt-cycle theory, risk-parity strategy, and bestselling Principles reshaped institutional investing and leadership.
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Ray Dalio's Other Quotes
If you're not failing, you're not pushing your limits, and if you're not pushing your limits, you're not maximizing your potential.
Radical open-mindedness and radical transparency are invaluable for rapid learning and effective change.
He who lives by the crystal ball will eat shattered glass.
The biggest mistake investors make is to believe that what happened in the recent past is likely to persist.
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My biggest motivation? Just to keep challenging myself.
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It is hard to retain what you learn unless you practice it.
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