Quotes from Robert T. Kiyosaki

If you really want to learn the attitude of how to handle risk, losing, and failure, go to San Antonio and visit the Alamo. The Alamo is a great story of brave people who chose to fight, knowing there was no hope of success. They chose to die instead of surrendering. It's an inspiring story worthy of study. Nonetheless, it's still a tragic military defeat. They got their butts kicked. So how do Texans handle failure? They still shout, 'Remember the Alamo!

Now the "wants." I want to be free to travel the world and live in the lifestyle I love. I want to be young when I do this. I want to simply be free. I want control over my time and my life. I want money to work for me.

That was the price she thought we could sell it for if we wanted to.

The same is true in relationships and in investing.

Cynics criticize, and winners analyze.

Most of us have heard that the secrets to great riches and wealth are: • OPT — Other People's Time • OPM — Other People's Money

Use them in your favor, not against you.

It cost a valuable asset, my time, to go out looking for them.

Fran Tarkenton, a one-time great NFL quarterback, says it still another way: "Winning means being unafraid to lose.

1.?Find a reason greater than reality: the power of spirit

All of you were given two great gifts: your mind and your time. It is up to you to do what you please with both. With each dollar bill that enters your hand, you, and only you, have the power to determine your destiny. Spend it foolishly, and you choose to be poor. Spend it on liabilities, and you join the middle class. Invest it in your mind and learn how to acquire assets, and you will be choosing wealth as your goal and your future.

Last year, one of our divisions had to return over a billion dollars because they could not find anyone who qualified for it.

My best friend, Mike, had an asset column handed to him, but he still had to choose to learn to keep it. Many rich families lose their assets in the next generation simply because there was no one trained to be a good steward over their assets.

most people act on impulse, hot tips

Most teachers lack real-world experience—they have not done what they teach. They haven't actually experienced what they teach, made mistakes, learned from those mistakes, and applied what they've learned as they continue to practice and get better and better. Schools teach us to read and memorize. I believe that 'studying' is the key to applying what we learn. Kim and I meet with our Advisors several times a year and we choose books to read and study together.

Failure inspires winners. And failure defeats losers.

The five main reasons financially literate people may still not develop abundant cash flow are: 1) fear, 2) cynicism, 3) laziness, 4) bad habits, and 5) arrogance.

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.

wealth, their education. If people are prepared to be flexible, keep an open mind and learn, they will grow richer and richer despite tough changes. If they think money will solve problems, they will have a rough ride. Intelligence solves problems and produces money. Money without financial intelligence is money soon gone.

A genius is someone who excels at something. But a genius isn't necessarily good at everything. In fact, a genius usually has a special ability in one area while being pretty average in others.

Loss of education. Too often, people count their house and savings and retirement plans as all they have in their asset column. Because they have no money to invest, they simply don't invest. This costs them investment experience. Most never become what the investment world calls "a sophisticated investor." And the best investments are usually first sold to sophisticated investors, who then turn around and sell them to the people playing it safe.

It excites me to think about turning a slum into safe housing for people with families.

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I noticed that people really do shape their lives through their thoughts.