Robert Kiyosaki

"“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.”"

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

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

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

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

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

"“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.”"

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

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

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

"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.”"

"“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?"

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

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

"“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."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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."

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

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

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

"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."

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

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