--- title: "17 Ifs Quotes By Ray Dalio" description: "17 Ifs quotes by Ray Dalio. Plus more from Ray Dalio and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dc/ray-dalio-299_arguing_we-wouldn-t-be-successful-if-we-didn-t-h_1514498.jpg" --- > [We wouldn't be successful if we didn't have independent thinkers who can argue and then resolve their arguments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/we-wouldn-t-be-successful-if-we-didn-t-have-independent-thinkers-who/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dc/ray-dalio-299_arguing_we-wouldn-t-be-successful-if-we-didn-t-h_1514498.jpg) > [There is giant untapped potential in disagreement, especially if the disagreement is between two or more thoughtful people](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/there-is-giant-untapped-potential-in-disagreement-especially-if-the/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb9/ray-dalio-299_disagreement_there-is-giant-untapped-potential-in-dis_2250334.jpg) > [If you don't own Gold, you know neither history nor economics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/if-you-don-t-own-gold-you-know-neither-history-nor-economics/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/910/ray-dalio-299_economics_if-you-don-t-own-gold-you-know-neither-h_762625.jpg) > [If you have the power to see things through somebody else's eyes, it's like going from black and white to color or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/if-you-have-the-power-to-see-things-through-somebody-else-s-eyes-it-s/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/325/ray-dalio-299_black_if-you-have-the-power-to-see-things-thro_2071825.jpg) > [I think the President of the United States must operate by rules. I think our judicial system must operate by the rules.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/i-think-the-president-of-the-united-states-must-operate-by-rules-i/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fa/ray-dalio-299_credibility_i-think-the-president-of-the-united-stat_2465062.jpg) > [I think if you look at the statistics and you deal with fake media - and fake media and distorted media is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/i-think-if-you-look-at-the-statistics-and-you-deal-with-fake-media/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be2/ray-dalio-299_balance_i-think-if-you-look-at-the-statistics-an_935054.jpg) > [To test if you are worrying too much about looking good, observe how you feel when you find out you've made a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/to-test-if-you-are-worrying-too-much-about-looking-good-observe-how/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec2/ray-dalio-299_failure_to-test-if-you-are-worrying-too-much-abo_2699130.jpg) > [I've learned that each mistake was probably a reflection of something that I was (or others were) doing wrong, so if I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/i-ve-learned-that-each-mistake-was-probably-a-reflection-of-something/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c8/ray-dalio-299_failure_i-ve-learned-that-each-mistake-was-proba_3127032.jpg) > [I have been very lucky because I have had the opportunity to see what it's like to have little or no money…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/i-have-been-very-lucky-because-i-have-had-the-opportunity-to-see-what/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff6/ray-dalio-299_able_i-have-been-very-lucky-because-i-have-ha_662730.jpg) > [The best advice I can give you is to ask yourself what do you want, then ask 'what is true' - and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/the-best-advice-i-can-give-you-is-to-ask-yourself-what-do-you-want/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/358/ray-dalio-299_advice_the-best-advice-i-can-give-you-is-to-ask_1318094.jpg) > [I learned that everyone makes mistakes and has weaknesses and that one of the most important things that differentiates people is their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/i-learned-that-everyone-makes-mistakes-and-has-weaknesses-and-that/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/455/ray-dalio-299_approach_i-learned-that-everyone-makes-mistakes-a_1447190.jpg) > [For every mistake that you learn from you will save thousands of similar mistakes in the future, so if you treat mistakes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/for-every-mistake-that-you-learn-from-you-will-save-thousands-of/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d7/ray-dalio-299_bad-thing_for-every-mistake-that-you-learn-from-yo_327373.jpg) > [In order to get past disagreements, you just can't have one person with power decide. In other words, so just because I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/in-order-to-get-past-disagreements-you-just-can-t-have-one-person/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dec/ray-dalio-299_boss_in-order-to-get-past-disagreements-you-j_1973563.jpg) > [Since the only way you are going to find solutions to painful problems is by thinking deeply about them - i.e., reflecting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/since-the-only-way-you-are-going-to-find-solutions-to-painful/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04e/ray-dalio-299_evolve_since-the-only-way-you-are-going-to-find_163886.jpg) > [If you can stare hard at your problems, they almost always shrink or disappear, because you almost always find a better way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/if-you-can-stare-hard-at-your-problems-they-almost-always-shrink-or/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6e/ray-dalio-299_better-way_if-you-can-stare-hard-at-your-problems-t_2396493.jpg) > [Unlike in school, in life you don't have to come up with all the right answers. You can ask the people around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/unlike-in-school-in-life-you-don-t-have-to-come-up-with-all-the-right/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02a/ray-dalio-299_accountability_unlike-in-school-in-life-you-don-t-have_833719.jpg) > [Distinguish open-minded people from closed-minded people. Open-minded people seek to learn by asking questions; they realize that what they know is little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/distinguish-open-minded-people-from-closed-minded-people-open-minded/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1c/ray-dalio-299_asking_distinguish-open-minded-people-from-clos_1639925.jpg) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by Ray Dalio > [“Slow down your thinking so you can note the criteria you are using to make your decision. 2. Write the criteria down as a principle.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/slow-down-your-thinking-so-you-can-note-the-criteria-you-are-using-to/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) > [“Having a process that ensures problems are brought to the surface, and their root causes diagnosed, assures that continual improvements occur.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/having-a-process-that-ensures-problems-are-brought-to-the-surface-and/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) > [“If you can’t successfully do something, don’t think you can tell others how it should be done”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/if-you-can-t-successfully-do-something-don-t-think-you-can-tell/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) > [“Remember that a good plan should resemble a movie script.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/remember-that-a-good-plan-should-resemble-a-movie-script/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) > [“I believe that the key to success lies in knowing how to both strive for a lot and fail well. By failing well, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/i-believe-that-the-key-to-success-lies-in-knowing-how-to-both-strive/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) > [I'm scared of one man, one vote because it suggests that everybody has an equal ability at making decisions, and I think that's dangerous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/i-m-scared-of-one-man-one-vote-because-it-suggests-that-everybody-has/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) > [“A manager’s ability to recognize when outcomes are inconsistent with goals and then modify designs and assemble people to rectify them makes all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/a-manager-s-ability-to-recognize-when-outcomes-are-inconsistent-with/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) > [“So I learned to be radically open-minded to allow others to point out what I might be missing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/so-i-learned-to-be-radically-open-minded-to-allow-others-to-point-out/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) > [“During those terrible days after 9/11, when the whole country was being whipsawed by emotion, or the weeks between September 19 and October 10,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/during-those-terrible-days-after-9-11-when-the-whole-country-was/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) > [“is more effective to train that subconscious, emotional you the same way you would teach a child to behave”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/is-more-effective-to-train-that-subconscious-emotional-you-the-same/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) > [I think that the first thing is you should have a strategic asset allocation mix that assumes that you don't know what the future…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/i-think-that-the-first-thing-is-you-should-have-a-strategic-asset/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) > [Life is like a game where you seek to overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of achieving your goals. You get better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/life-is-like-a-game-where-you-seek-to-overcome-the-obstacles-that/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) > [“when we look down on ourselves through the eyes of nature we are of absolutely no significance. It is a reality that each one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/when-we-look-down-on-ourselves-through-the-eyes-of-nature-we-are-of/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) > [“Great questions are a much better indicator of future success than great answers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/great-questions-are-a-much-better-indicator-of-future-success-than/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) > [“Georgi Plekhanov’s classic On the Role of the Individual in History.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/georgi-plekhanov-s-classic-on-the-role-of-the-individual-in-history/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/ray-dalio/#itemlist", "name": "17 Ifs Quotes By Ray Dalio", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", 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I'm lucky because people make such a big deal of it and, if I didn't experience both, I wouldn't be able to know how important it really is for me. 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