“Meditation more than anything in my life was the biggest ingredient of whatever success I've had.” Quote by Ray Dalio
“I was happier when pursuing success than I was when savoring its fruits; the attraction, perhaps the addiction, was in the process, as much as in its end.” EndsProcessFruitAddictionAttractionSavoring Author:Michael Steinhardt
“When your views are truly contrarian, they are inevitably uncomfortable. Courage and the ability to withstand pain are required.” PainAbilityViewsUncomfortable Author:Michael Steinhardt
“Time and again, in every market cycle I have witnessed, the extremes of emotion always appear, even among experienced investors. When the world wants to buy only [bonds], you can almost close your eyes and [buy] stocks.” WorldWantEyeEmotionExtremesCyclesInvestors Author:Michael Steinhardt
“Good investing is a peculiar balance between the conviction to follow your ideas and the flexibility to recognize when you have made a mistake.” MadeIdeasMistakeBalanceInvestingConvictionPeculiarFlexibilityMade A Mistake Author:Michael Steinhardt
“The balance between confidence and humility is best learned through extensive experience and mistakes.” MistakeHumilityBalance Author:Michael Steinhardt
“The markets are always changing, and the successful trader needs to adapt to these changes.” NeedsSuccessfulTraders Author:Michael Steinhardt
“In the 1950s and 1960s, the heroes were the long-term investors; today the heroes are the wise guys.” LongTodayGuyTermWiseHeroLong TermInvestors1960sWise Guy Author:Michael Steinhardt
“I decided to retire from show business at the age of 17, because I didn't like it a bit.” ShowsAgeBitsDecidedRetiringShow Business Author:Shirley Bassey
“I've always been the breadwinner and men don't like that. They turn on you. They bite the hand that feeds them. Eventually, too, they become very jealous of the love one has with an audience.” MenHandsTurnsAudienceJealousBitesTurn-onBreadwinner Author:Shirley Bassey
“How much simpler it would be all around if you could put your mind in a cast, like a broken ankle, and elicit murmurings of sympathy from other people instead of skepticism (“You can’t really be feeling as bad as all that”) and in some cases outright hostility (“Maybe if you stopped thinking about yourself so much ”).” PeopleIfsThinkingMindFeelingsWould BeCasesBrokenCastsAbout YourselfSkepticismHostilityAnklesThinking About YouMurmuringThinking About Yourself Author:Daphne Merkin
