Ray Dalio Quotes
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I think it's flattering when people say I'm a role model, but I don't think I am. It depends on your outlook on the word 'role model.' I'm not perfect or anything. I just consider it a great compliment.
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The real debate is, when does life begin? When life begins, it deserves protection.
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I've never really done acting before, 'cause dancing was my first love. And then, I sort of fell into it from a talent competition and never really looked back.
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But I still think it's mind over matter in the sense that if you're strong, you can combat anything.
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Governments take too long to get things done and there are far too many varied interests at stake. If you were starting a business today and needed a partner, you would never choose a large bureaucratic institution like the government.
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Tombs are the clothes of the dead and a grave is a plain suit; while an expensive monument is one with embroidery.
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I have no tattoos that I regret - I have had some that I have had changed according to how my life was.
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Ideology, politics and journalism, which luxuriate in failure, are impotent in the face of hope and joy.
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My problem was my inability to spend much time at home. I thought my family was secure, so I went running around everyplace else. I guess I had more of an effect on other people's kids than I did my own.
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It's strong to be vulnerable. To be able to communicate with other women is one of the most powerful things.
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I grew up in Oregon, where as a teenager I worked with my grandfather Axel on his i shing boat at the mouth of the Columbia River.
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I can't figure out how you can draft players for a coach that you know coaches a certain a style, and was successful doing that style, and get him to play a style that you feel comfortable with.
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In Chicago, they die for their teams.
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We need to address our Nation's mounting garbage problem by generating less garbage, particularly paper waste.
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I had different bands. I played with the Acoustic Warriors for the most part, without girl singers. It was the same kind of sound, acoustic guitar, bass, with violin and sometimes accordion, and the guys would sing, that kind of thing.
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Basically, books were a luxury item before the printing press.
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I would never call a neighbor an enemy. But I would request the neighbor to be a good neighbor, to see that the neighbor's interest is a stable prosperous neighbor, a neighbor that is doing well.
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I have a wonderful piano that I really love: a handmade Yamaha grand. Sometimes I'm sitting there, and it sounds so good that I find some little melody or a phrase that leads me into a song, but probably more often than not, I actually grab a notebook.
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Fascist movements kill off their critics, literally or metaphorically, while democratic movements value, invite and even welcome criticism.
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When I make my entrance to the ring or give someone a high-five, I want them to feel happy and always remember that moment.
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You do indeed have a past, but not now! And, yes, you have a future, but not now! You can consume your now with thoughts of 'then' and 'maybe,' but that will keep you from the inner peace you could experience.
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The thing about art for me is that you can go on theorising your work forever, because it's open to interpretation.
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It's one of the reasons I don't do drugs. One sniff and I'd go all the way.
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I don't get caught up in the moment.
