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
He who lives by the crystal ball will eat shattered glass.
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.
The biggest mistake investors make is to believe that what happened in the recent past is likely to persist.
Radical open-mindedness and radical transparency are invaluable for rapid learning and effective change.
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It is hard to retain what you learn unless you practice it.
-- Seneca
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Blue dye is extracted from the indigo plant, yet it is bluer than indigo itself.
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We survive through adversity and perish through comfort.
-- Mencius
What does not kill me makes me stronger.
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
Do your duty and a little more, and the future will take care of itself.
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