“the happiest people discover their own nature and match their life to it.” — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
Nature is a machine. The family is a machine. The life cycle is like a machine. — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
Meditation more than anything in my life was the biggest ingredient of whatever success I've had. — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
I believe that understanding what is good is obtained by looking at the way the world works and figuring out how to… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
People who confuse what they wish were true with what is really true create distorted pictures of reality that make it impossible… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“Don’t hire people just to fit the first job they will do; hire people you want to share your life with.” — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
If it didn't happen in your life before, then you're not paying attention you don't think it's possible. But almost all important… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“Most of life’s greatest opportunities come out of moments of struggle; it’s up to you to make the most of these tests… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“Everything important in your life needs to be on a trajectory to be above the bar and headed toward excellent at an… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
I believe that one of the best ways of getting at truth is reflecting with others who have opposing views and who… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
I believe that for the most part, achieving success - whatever that is for you - is mostly a matter of personal… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
I believe that we all get rewarded and punished according to whether we operate in harmony or in conflict with nature's laws,… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
By and large, life will give you what you deserve and it doesn't give a damn what you like. So it is… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
I learned that everyone makes mistakes and has weaknesses and that one of the most important things that differentiates people is their… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
Remember that experience creates internalization. Doing things repeatedly leads to internalization, which produces a quality of understanding that is generally vastly superior… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
People who acquire things beyond their usefulness not only will derive little or no marginal gains from these acquisitions, but they also… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
Though how nature works is way beyond man's ability to comprehend, I have found that observing how nature works offers innumerable lessons… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
Never say anything about a person you wouldn't say to them directly, and don't try people without accusing them to their face.… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
The best advice I can give you is to ask yourself what do you want, then ask 'what is true' - and… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
Sometimes we forge our own principles and sometimes we accept others' principles, or holistic packages of principles, such as religion and legal… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
I have been very lucky because I have had the opportunity to see what it's like to have little or no money… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
Don't be a perfectionist, because perfectionists often spend too much time on little differences at the margins at the expense of other… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
I believe there are an infinite number of laws of the universe and that all progress or dreams achieved come from operating… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“For me, there is really only one big choice to make in life: Are you willing to fight to find out what’s… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
Unlike in school, in life you don't have to come up with all the right answers. You can ask the people around… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
There is an excellent correlation between giving society what it wants and making money, and almost no correlation between the desire to… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
Principles are what allow you to live a life consistent with those values. Principles connect your values to your actions. — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
Life is like a giant smorgasbord of more delicious alternatives than you can ever hope to taste. So you have to reject… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“the primary purpose of every living thing is to act as a vessel for the DNA that evolves life through time.” — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“I realized that passing on knowledge is like passing on DNA—it is more important than the individual, because it lives way beyond… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
Be wary of the arrogant intellectual who comments from the stands without having played on the field. — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“I cannot say that having an intense life filled with accomplishments is better than having a relaxed life filled with savoring, though… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
For me, the best things in life - meaningful work, meaningful relationships, interesting experiences, good food, sleep, music, ideas, sex, and other… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
You'll see that excuses like "That's not easy" are of no value and that it pays to "push through it" at a… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
It is a law of nature that you must do difficult things to gain strength and power. As with working out, after… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
For every mistake that you learn from you will save thousands of similar mistakes in the future, so if you treat mistakes… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“Whatever circumstances life brings you, you will be more likely to succeed and find happiness if you take responsibility for making your… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“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.… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“Having a process that ensures problems are brought to the surface, and their root causes diagnosed, assures that continual improvements occur.” — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“If you can’t successfully do something, don’t think you can tell others how it should be done” — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“I believe that the key to success lies in knowing how to both strive for a lot and fail well. By failing well, I… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
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. — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“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… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“So I learned to be radically open-minded to allow others to point out what I might be missing.” — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“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,… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“is more effective to train that subconscious, emotional you the same way you would teach a child to behave” — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
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… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
Life is like a game where you seek to overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of achieving your goals. You get better… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
