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The greatest gift you can give someone is the power to be successful. Giving people the opportunity to struggle rather than giving them the things they are struggling for will make them stronger. #RayDalio

The greatest gift you can give someone is the power to be successful. Giving people the opportunity to struggle rather than giving them the things they are struggling for will make them stronger. #RayDalio — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Aug 31, 2022

The financial strength to outspend one's rivals is one of the most important strengths a country can have. That is how the United States beat the Soviet Union in the Cold War. #RayDalio

The financial strength to outspend one's rivals is one of the most important strengths a country can have. That is how the United States beat the Soviet Union in the Cold War. #RayDalio — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Aug 25, 2022

Imagine that in order to have a great life you have to cross a dangerous jungle. You can stay safe where you are and have an ordinary life, or you can risk crossing the jungle to have a terrific life. How would you approach that choice? #RayDalio

Imagine that in order to have a great life you have to cross a dangerous jungle. You can stay safe where you are and have an ordinary life, or you can risk crossing the jungle to have a terrific life. How would you approach that choice? #RayDalio — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Aug 13, 2022

Because our educational system is hung up on precision, the art of being good at approximations is insufficiently valued. This impedes conceptual thinking. #RayDalio

Because our educational system is hung up on precision, the art of being good at approximations is insufficiently valued. This impedes conceptual thinking. #RayDalio — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Aug 8, 2022

"I saw that to do exceptionally well you have to push your limits and that, if you push your limits, you will crash and it will hurt a lot. You will think you have failed--but that won't be true unless you give up." Ray Dalio

"I saw that to do exceptionally well you have to push your limits and that, if you push your limits, you will crash and it will hurt a lot. You will think you have failed--but that won't be true unless you give up." Ray Dalio — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Aug 4, 2022

"No system of government, no economic system, no currency, and no empire lasts forever, yet almost everyone is surprised and ruined when they fail." Ray Dalio

"No system of government, no economic system, no currency, and no empire lasts forever, yet almost everyone is surprised and ruined when they fail." Ray Dalio — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jul 31, 2022

"If you can't successfully do something, don't think you can tell others how it should be done." Ray Dalio

"If you can't successfully do something, don't think you can tell others how it should be done." Ray Dalio — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jul 26, 2022

"The most meaningful relationships are achieved when you and others can speak openly to each other about everything that's important, learn together, and understand the need to hold each other accountable to be as excellent as you can be." Ray Dalio

"The most meaningful relationships are achieved when you and others can speak openly to each other about everything that's important, learn together, and understand the need to hold each other accountable to be as excellent as you can be." Ray Dalio — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jul 19, 2022

"The swinging of conditions from one extreme to another in a cycle is the norm, not the exception." Ray Dalio

"The swinging of conditions from one extreme to another in a cycle is the norm, not the exception." Ray Dalio — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jul 16, 2022

"Listening to uninformed people is worse than having no answers at all." Ray Dalio

"Listening to uninformed people is worse than having no answers at all." Ray Dalio — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jul 12, 2022

"I just want to be right--I don't care if the right answer comes from me." Ray Dalio

"I just want to be right--I don't care if the right answer comes from me." Ray Dalio — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jul 7, 2022

"The happiest people discover their own nature and match their life to it." Ray Dalio

"The happiest people discover their own nature and match their life to it." Ray Dalio — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jul 4, 2022

"One's ability to anticipate and deal well with the future depends on one's understanding of the cause/effect relationships that make things change, and one's ability to understand these cause/effect relationships comes from studying how they have changed in the past." Ray Dalio

"One's ability to anticipate and deal well with the future depends on one's understanding of the cause/effect relationships that make things change, and one's ability to understand these cause/effect relationships comes from studying how they have changed in the past." Ray Dalio — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jun 30, 2022

"Truth--more precisely, an accurate understanding of reality--is the essential foundation for producing good outcomes." Ray Dalio

"Truth--more precisely, an accurate understanding of reality--is the essential foundation for producing good outcomes." Ray Dalio — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jun 28, 2022

"Having the basics--a good bed to sleep in, good relationships, good food, and good sex--is most important, and those things don't get much better when you have a lot of money or much worse when you have less." Ray Dalio

"Having the basics--a good bed to sleep in, good relationships, good food, and good sex--is most important, and those things don't get much better when you have a lot of money or much worse when you have less." Ray Dalio — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jun 24, 2022

"Look for people who have lots of great questions. Smart people are the ones who ask the most thoughtful questions, as opposed to thinking they have all the answers. Great questions are a much better indicator of future success than great answers." Ray Dalio

"Look for people who have lots of great questions. Smart people are the ones who ask the most thoughtful questions, as opposed to thinking they have all the answers. Great questions are a much better indicator of future success than great answers." Ray Dalio — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jun 21, 2022

"Early in the 1970s, most Americans had never experienced inflation, so they weren't wary of it and allowed it to blossom. By the end of the decade, they were traumatized by it and assumed that it would never go away." Ray Dalio

"Early in the 1970s, most Americans had never experienced inflation, so they weren't wary of it and allowed it to blossom. By the end of the decade, they were traumatized by it and assumed that it would never go away." Ray Dalio — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jun 16, 2022

"It is far more common for people to allow ego to stand in the way of learning." Ray Dalio

"It is far more common for people to allow ego to stand in the way of learning." Ray Dalio — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jun 10, 2022

"When there is pain, the animal instinct is 'fight or flight'--reflect instead. When you can calm yourself down, thinking about the dilemma that is causing you pain will bring you to a higher level and enlighten you, leading to progress." Ray Dalio

"When there is pain, the animal instinct is 'fight or flight'--reflect instead. When you can calm yourself down, thinking about the dilemma that is causing you pain will bring you to a higher level and enlighten you, leading to progress." Ray Dalio — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jun 3, 2022

"Every time you confront something painful, you are at a potentially important juncture in your life--you have the opportunity to choose healthy and painful truth or unhealthy but comfortable delusion." Ray Dalio

"Every time you confront something painful, you are at a potentially important juncture in your life--you have the opportunity to choose healthy and painful truth or unhealthy but comfortable delusion." Ray Dalio — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 28, 2022