Quotes from Robert Kiyosaki

Average investors are on the outside trying to look into the inside of the company or property they are investing in.

If you own a butcher shop, don't hire vegetarians. To hire the right people, you have to let the wrong people go.

By asking the question How can I afford it? your brain is put to work.

It's the investor who is risky, not the investment.

The idea of working all your life, saving, and putting money into a retirement account is a very slow plan.

If you are moving, even fire will not hurt you. If you are standing still near the fire, even though you are not in the fire, the heat will eventually get to you.

Today, investing is no longer just a good idea for women. It is a must-have.

Financial independence is about having more choices.

I have learned... adversity can be one of the greatest gifts of all.

It's human nature to blame someone else for your shortcomings or upsets.

The philosophy of the rich and the poor is this: the rich invest their money and spend what is left. The poor spend their money and invest what is left.

Commodities such as gold and silver have a world market that transcends national borders, politics, religions, and race. A person may not like someone else's religion, but he'll accept his gold.

The best way to predict the future is to study the past, or prognosticate.

It's not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life,it's what you whisper to yourself that has the most power!

God does not deem you to be lucky or unlucky... you're mindset does.

Does God say, "cut back on the sunsets?" No, our Maker is abundant.

A good leader is always looking for people smarter and more experienced than they are. If you are the smartest one in the room, then you are stupid.

Don't waste a good mistake, learn from it.

If you're working for a good company and you're happy there, and you're being compensated accordingly, and your work satisfies you, you should stay there.

The main cause of poverty or financial struggle is fear and ignorance, not the economy or the government or the rich.

Don't just try to find great opportunities. Find an opportunity and make it great.

The primary reason in starting a business part-time is not so much to make a product great. The real reason for starting a part-time business is to make you a great businessperson.

Military school was great and especially great for leadership and then I spent two years in Vietnam.

In 1997, in Rich Dad, Poor Dad, I stated, 'Your home is not an asset.' Real estate agents sent me hate mail.