"The poor and middle class all too often allow the power of money to control them. By simply getting up and working harder, failing to ask themselves if what they do makes sense, they shoot themselves in the foot as they leave for work every morning. By not fully understanding money, the vast majority of people allow the awesome power of money to control them. The power of money is used against them."

"More money seldom solves someone’s money problems. Intelligence solves problems."

"A person can be highly educated, professionally successful and financially illiterate."

"They know that professional success is no longer solely linked to academic success, as it once was."

"A fool and his money is one big party."

"Money often puts a spotlight on what we do not know."

"Illiteracy, both in words and numbers, is the foundation of financial struggle."

"If you are going to build the Empire State Building, the first thing you need to do is dig a deep hole and pour a strong foundation. If you are going to build a home in the suburbs, all you need to do is pour a 6-inch slab of concrete. Most people, in their drive to get rich, are trying to build an Empire State Building on a 6-inch slab."

"If you want to be rich, you need to be financially literate."

"Intelligence solves problems and produces money. Money without financial intelligence is money soon gone."

"You will see things that other people never see."

"Keep using your brain, work for free, and soon your mind will show you ways of making money far beyond what I could ever pay you."

"Keep working boys, but the sooner you forget about needing a paycheck, the easier your adult life will be."

"A job is only a short-term solution to a long-term problem."

"‘Is working harder at this the best solution to this problem?’"

"Choosing what we think rather than reacting to our emotions."

"Learn to use your emotions to think, not think with your emotions."

"Please don’t let money run your life."

"[...]a person stops searching for information and knowledge of one’s self, ignorance sets in."

"“The main cause of poverty or financial struggle is fear and ignorance, not the economy or the government or the rich. It’s self-inflicted fear and ignorance that keeps people trapped."

"An education and a job are important. But it won’t handle the fear."

"‘Will a job be the best solution to this fear over the long run?’ In my opinion, the answer is ‘no.’"

"“I’ve met so many people who say, ‘Oh, I’m not interested in money.’ Yet they’ll work at a job for eight hours a day. That’s a denial of truth. If they weren’t interested in money, then why are they working?"

"Money is running their lives, and they refuse to tell the truth about that. Money is in control of their emotions and hence their souls.”"

"[...]they feel the fear of not having money. Instead of confronting the fear, they react instead of think."

"“Most people have a price. And they have a price because of human emotions named fear and greed."

"Most people never see the trap they are in."

"“Simply because it’s easier to learn to work for money, especially if fear is your primary emotion when the subject of money is discussed.”"

"When it comes to money, most people want to play it safe and feel secure. So passion does not direct them. Fear does.”"

"You see, true learning takes energy, passion, a burning desire."

"“The poor and the middle class work for money.” “The rich have money work for them.”"

"Let me tell you, it’s easier to change yourself than everyone else.”"

"Most people want everyone else in the world to change but themselves."

"“Life pushes all of us around. Some give up. Others fight. A few learn the lesson and move on. They welcome life pushing them around. To these few people, it means they need and want to learn something. They learn and move on. Most quit, and a few like you fight.”"

"“If you learn life’s lessons, you will do well. If not, life will just continue to push you around. People do two things. Some just let life push them around. Others get angry and push back. But they push back against their boss, or their job, or their husband or wife. They do not know it’s life that’s pushing.”"

"“But that is not how life teaches you, and I would say that life is the best teacher of all. Most of the time, life does not talk to you. It just sort of pushes you around. Each push is life saying, ‘Wake up. There’s something I want you to learn.’ ”"

"If you can’t make up you mind decisively, then you’ll never learn to make money anyway."

"“There is a difference between being poor and being broke. Broke is temporary, and poor is eternal.”"

"“The reason I must be rich is because I have you kids.”"

"[...]proper mental exercise increases your chances for wealth."

"“I can’t afford it.” The other dad forbade those words to be used. He insisted I say, “How can I afford it?” One is a statement, and the other is a question."

"As a process, choosing for myself turned out to be much more valuable in the long run, rather than simply accepting or rejecting a single point of view."

"Remember that financial intelligence is the mental process via which we solve our financial problems."

"Education is the foundation of success[...]"

"It’s bad advice, he believes, “because if you want your child to have a financially secure future, they can’t play by the old set of rules. It’s just too risky.”"

"“Today, the most dangerous advice you can give a child is ‘Go to school, get good grades and look for a safe secure job,’ ” he likes to say. “That is old advice, and it’s bad advice. If you could see what is happening in Asia, Europe, South America, you would be as concerned as I am.”"

"Getting a good education and making good grades no longer ensures success, and nobody seems to have noticed, except our children."

"There are three sides to every story: your side, my side, and the truth. And no one is lying. Memories shared serve each differently."

"[Anti-monopoly] is a movement inspired by a set of fools and black-mailers. To be sure, there are some men in it whose motives are good, if their sense is not. When I want to buy up any politician, I always find the Anti-Monopolists the most purchasable. They don't come so high."

"The public be damned!"