Robert Kiyosaki Quotes

Starting a business is like jumping out of an airplane without a parachute. In mid air, the entrepreneur begins building a parachute and hopes it opens before hitting the ground.

People without leverage work for those with leverage.

A goal is different from a wish. You may wish to be rich, but there's no responsibility for it. With a goal, it's on you to achieve it.

If you cannot sell, you cannot be an entrepreneur. If you cannot sell, you cannot raise money. if the thought of sales terrifies you, get a job at a dept. store and start there. Or get a job with a company like Xerox that requires that you go around to businesses and knock on doors. As your courage increases, you may want to try a company in network marketing or direct sales that is willing to train you.

I want parents to teach that academic intelligence is essential, but so is financial intelligence.

Every successful person in life began by pursuing a passion, usually against all odds.

The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way.

I thrive on the adrenaline of excitement and danger. I just cannot stand boredom on the other side of it. Why am I a person who loves guns? I have no idea. Why do I like to go hunting? I don't know. It doesn't make sense to me. Why does somebody love golf, because that doesn't make sense to me either.

The price for sitting and watching game shows and betting on lottery is that the vast majority of the viewers will never become rich

The trouble with school is they give you the answer, then they give you the exam. That's not life.

A prediction is a prediction because it's predictable.

Once a person gains experience and a good reputation, it takes less and less money to create bigger and bigger investments.

... a bad attitude, that the love of money is the root of all evil and the rich are evil and greedy and all that stuff. It’s basically socialism and communism.

Ephemeralization means the ability to do everything with nothing, or leverage, or doing more with less. So, as a businessman, I'm constantly ephemeralizing, figuring out how I can do more and more for less and less.

Rich people acquire assets. The poor and middle class acquire liabilities that they think are assets.

Leverage can come in many forms. Leverage can be your thoughts.people who win are careful with their thoughts, not saying "I can't do that." Or "it's too rosky." Or "I can't afford it." Instead they say "How can i do that?" Or how can I reduce my risk?" Or "How can I afford it?

The idea that success can happen overnight is crippling the financial future of generations. You have to work for it.

Arrogant or critical people are often people with low self-esteem who are afraid of taking risks. That's because, if you learn something new, you are then required to make mistakes in order to fully understand what you have learned.

Once again, the 90/10 rule of money applies - 10% of the borrowers in the world use debt to get richer - 90% use debt to get poorer.

There are always going to be skeptics. Prove them wrong.

Many people start a business only to make money. Just to make money is not a strong enough mission.

People with low financial literacy standards are often unable to take their ideas and create assets out of them.

Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.

Someone who seeks low-risk investments never really feels investing is safe and someone who is always right eventually winds up wrong

One of the most important things a real investor needs to say is this; “I want my money back and I also want to keep my investments.

As long as you have more cash flowing in than flowing out, your investment is a good investment.

One of the reasons people aren't rich is because almost everyone has more excuses than money.

One of the biggest defects in life is the inability to ask for help.

The rich buy assets. The poor only have expenses. The middle class buys liabilities they think are assets. The poor and the middle class work for money. The rich have money work for them.

Too many people are too lazy to think. Instead of learning something new, they think the same thought day in day out.

Your choices decide your fate. Take the time to make the right ones. If you make a mistake, that's fine; learn from it & don't make it again.

The main reason people struggle financially is because they have spent years in school but learned nothing about money. The result is that people learn to work for money...but never learn to have money work for them.

A business owner can become rich exponentially and people who work for wages become rich incrementally.

By its very nature and design, Network Marketing is a strikingly Fair, Democratic, Socially Responsible system of generating wealth.

Capitalism is about producing a better product at a better price. As individuals, we have to keep producing better products at a better price, also, or we're obsolete.

Over the years I have found that many of the richest people in the world began their lives with the habit of tithing.

What are you doing this weekend to improve your financial situation? Sacrifice made today goes a long way for a better tomorrow.

My Rich Dad said, 'All of us have the power of choice. I choose to be rich, and I make that choice every day.'

If you want to be rich, don’t allow yourself the luxury of excuses.

The poor, the unsuccessful, the unhappy, the unhealthy are the ones who use the word tomorrow the most.

For there to be an expense, there must be income somewhere else

I've actually taken companies public, I've actually busted companies, I've actually gone broke.

There are people who are not wealthy because they want to be comfortable.

I would say raising capital is one of the weakest things for most entrepreneurs.

The unique ability to take decisive action while maintainign focus on the ultimate mission is what defines a true leader.

Knowing you need to make a change isn't enough. You've got to find the guts to do it.

It's not how much money you make, but how much money you keep, how hard it works for you, and how many generations you keep it for.

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