Robert Kiyosaki

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a different result."

"For while the process of developing cash flow from an asset column in theory is easy, it is the mental fortitude of directing money that is hard."

"The net result: I still have the old way I used to think, and I have Peter’s[Lynch] way of looking at the same problem or situation."

"All you need to be is generous with what you have, and the powers will be generous with you."

"Today, don’t play it safe, play it smart."

"Due to external temptations, it is much easier in today’s consumer world to simply blow it out the expense column."

"Doubt is expensive."

"I do it for myself and the people I love. It’s love that gets me over the hurdles and sacrifices."

"True, I have lost money on many occasions. But I only play with money I can afford to lose."

"It is true that your world is only a mirror of you."

"Action always beats inaction."

"It’s what is in your head that determines what is in your hands. Money is only an idea."

"Moral of the story: Make offers."

"To be the master of money, you need to be smarter than it. Then money will do as it is told. It will obey you. Instead of being a slave to it, you will be the master of it. That is financial intelligence."

"The greatest secret of winners is that failure inspires winning."

"If you look at anyone successful, at the start they were not balanced. Balanced people go nowhere. They stay in one spot. To make progress, you must first go unbalanced. Just look at how you make progress walking. Thomas Edison was not balanced. He was focused. Bill Gates was not balanced. He was focused. Donald Trump is focused. George Soros is focused. George Patton did not take his tanks wide. He focused them and blew through the weak spots in the German line. The French went wide with the Maginot Line, and you know what happened to them. If you have any desire of being rich, you must focus."

"How can I afford to never work again?"

"It’s just like riding a bike. After a little wobbling, it’s a piece of cake. But when it comes to money, it’s the determination to get through the wobbling that’s a personal thing."

"I would say that one of the hardest things about wealth building is to be true to yourself and be willing to not go along with the crowd."

"I know that sounds tough, but as I said, if you’re not tough inside, the world will always push you around anyway."

"Too often today, we focus to borrowing money to get the things we want instead of focusing on creating money."

"Poor people are more greedy than rich people"

"Finding a good deal, the right business, the right people, the right investors, or whatever is just like dating. You must go to the market and talk to a lot of people, make a lot of offers, counteroffers, negotiate, reject and accept."

"Small thinkers don’t get the big breaks. If you want to get richer, think bigger first."

"Today, we need greater financial intelligence to simply survive."

"Education and wisdom about money are important. Start early. Buy a book. Go to a seminar. Practice. Start small."

"You can only learn so much by reading. You cannot learn to ride a bicycle by reading a book."

"I told him that his profit is made when you buy, not when you sell."

"Most sellers ask too much."

"Copying or emulating heroes is true power learning."

"I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity."

"Failure inspires winners."

"There is a big difference between hating losing and being afraid to lose."

"If you have little money and you want to be rich, you must first be “focused,” not “balanced.”"

"As I said, getting out of the rat race is technically easy. It doesn’t take much education, but those doubts are cripplers for most people."

"Cynics criticize, and winners analyze"

"Eleanor Roosevelt said it best: “Do what you feel in your heart to be right—for you’ll be criticized anyway. You’ll be damned if you do, and damned if you don’t.”"

"I have found that many people use arrogance to try to hide their own ignorance."

"A truly intelligent person welcomes new ideas, for new ideas can add to the synergy of other accumulated ideas."

"Listening is more important than talking."

"The power of self-discipline. If you cannot get control of yourself, do not try to get rich."

"So I pay myself first, invest the money, and let the creditors yell."

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

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

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

"[...]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."

"“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.”"

"“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."

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