It’s more important to do big things well than to do small things perfectly.
RAY DALIOIn return, society rewards those who give it what it wants. That is why how much money people have earned is a rough measure of how much they gave society what it wanted.
More Ray Dalio Quotes
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The media has the power to create an entrenched perception of reality that’s incorrect.
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Meditation, more than any other factor, has been the reason for what success I’ve had.
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Some people seek to understand, and some people seek to portray what they want to portray.
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When growth is slower than expected, stocks go down. When inflation is higher than expected, bonds go down. When inflation’s lower than expected, bonds go up.
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Almost everything is like a machine.
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I also believe that everyone needs to think independently and make their own decisions on what makes the most sense.
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Demand is best measured in terms of spending. You know, I think in traditional economics, it’s a mistake to measure it in terms of the quantity of goods.
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He who lives by the crystal ball will eat shattered glass.
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There are far more good answers “out there” than there are in you.
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Meditation helps you stay in a calm, clear-headed state so that when challenges come at you, you can deal with them like a ninja – in a calm thoughtful way. When you’re centered, your emotions are not hijacking you.
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Some people who are creative are not reliable and vice versa; some see big pictures while others see details, etc. All of them are important to have on well-orchestrated teams.
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Principles are what allow you to live a life consistent with those values. Principles connect your values to your actions.
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There is giant untapped potential in disagreement, especially if the disagreement is between two or more thoughtful people.
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Don’t worry about looking good – worry about achieving your goals.
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Radical transparency fosters goodness in so many ways for the same reasons that bad things are more likely to take place behind closed doors.
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