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When you're centered, your emotions are not hijacking you.

Ray Dalio

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Ray Dalio
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: August 8
Businessman
Hedge Fund Manager
Investor
Jackson Heights
Queens
Raymond Dalio
Raymond Thomas Dalio
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