In my opinion, the United States and many Western nations have a financial disaster coming, caused by our educational system’s failure to adequately provide a realistic financial education program for students.

One method of staying ahead of rising asset prices and the declining dollar is to think bigger and come up with better plans. As important as financial and business planning is a plan for personal development and self-improvement. I'm often asked to invest in people's business plans, and one of the reasons I turn many of them down is because a big plan requires a big person who's spent time on personal development. In a lot of cases, a business plan is far bigger than the person with the plan - that is, the dream is bigger than the dreamer.

I am successful because I have always been a tortoise. I did not come from a rich family. I was not smart in school. I did not finish school. I am not particularly talented. Yet, I am far richer than most people simply because I did not stop.

Don't be afraid of your worst times. If you learn from them, you'll look back on them as the best times.

The main cause of poverty or financial struggle is fear and ignorance, not the economy or the government or the rich.

Employees pay the highest percentage of taxes. Big business and investors pay the least.

It's through our expenses that we become richer or poorer, regardless of how much money we make.