--- title: "Best Personal growth Quotes by Ray Dalio" description: "48 Personal growth quotes by Ray Dalio. Plus more from Ray Dalio and more Personal growth sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/660/ray-dalio-299_believe_i-believe-there-are-an-infinite-number-o_1503633.jpg" --- > [I believe there are an infinite number of laws of the universe and that all progress or dreams achieved come from operating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/i-believe-there-are-an-infinite-number-of-laws-of-the-universe-and/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/660/ray-dalio-299_believe_i-believe-there-are-an-infinite-number-o_1503633.jpg) > [Don't be a perfectionist, because perfectionists often spend too much time on little differences at the margins at the expense of other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/don-t-be-a-perfectionist-because-perfectionists-often-spend-too-much/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/104/ray-dalio-299_bigs_don-t-be-a-perfectionist-because-perfect_1562124.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) > [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) > [One of the greatest sources of problems in our society arises from people having loads of wrong theories in their heads -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/one-of-the-greatest-sources-of-problems-in-our-society-arises-from/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bc/ray-dalio-299_arise_one-of-the-greatest-sources-of-problems_68352.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) > [When there is pain, the animal instinct is 'fight or flight' (i.e., to either strike back or run away) - reflect instead.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/when-there-is-pain-the-animal-instinct-is-fight-or-flight-i-e-to/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d6/ray-dalio-299_animal_when-there-is-pain-the-animal-instinct-i_1118624.jpg) > [Do not feel bad about your mistakes or those of others. Love them! Remember that one: they are to be expected; two:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/do-not-feel-bad-about-your-mistakes-or-those-of-others-love-them/) [Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab4/ray-dalio-299_essentials_do-not-feel-bad-about-your-mistakes-or-t_3015021.jpg) ## Other authors on Personal growth - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-caleb-deschanel-20625.jpg) Beth Kempton 29 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/personal-growth/beth-kempton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-christine-baranski-23807.jpg) Diana Dentinger 25 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/personal-growth/diana-dentinger/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-erick-the-black-sheep-g-25260.jpg) Erick "The Black Sheep" G 23 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/personal-growth/erick-the-black-sheep-g/) - [Charles F. Glassman 19 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/personal-growth/charles-f-glassman/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-senora-roy-422.jpg) Senora Roy 18 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/personal-growth/senora-roy/) - [Kilroy J. Oldster 18 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/personal-growth/kilroy-j-oldster/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-c-maxwell-51081.jpg) John C. Maxwell 17 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/personal-growth/john-c-maxwell/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-germany-kent-38328.jpg) Germany Kent 16 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/personal-growth/germany-kent/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-ritu-ghatourey-5.jpg) Ritu Ghatourey 15 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/personal-growth/ritu-ghatourey/) - [Lailah Gifty Akita 14 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/personal-growth/lailah-gifty-akita/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-kyle-vidrine-33245.jpg) Kyle Vidrine 14 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/personal-growth/kyle-vidrine/) ## 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/personal-growth/ray-dalio/#itemlist", "name": "Best Personal growth Quotes by Ray Dalio", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I believe there are an infinite number of laws of the universe and that all progress or dreams achieved come from operating in a way that's consistent with them. 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