Instead, to be financially free, we need to learn how to make mistakes and manage risk.

Success is a poor teacher

Broke is temporary, poor is eternal.

Successful people ask questions. They seek new teachers. They're always learning.

One of the most stupid things to do is to pretend you are smart. When you pretend to be smart, you are at the height of stupidity.

...Stop blaming me, thinking I'm the problem. If you think I'm the problem, then you have to change me. If you realize that you're the problem, then you can change yourself, learn something and grow wiser. Most people want everyone else in the world to change themselves. Let me tell you, it's easier to change yourself than everyone else.

That's correct, I flunked out of high school twice because I couldn't write.