Quotes from Robert T. Kiyosaki

These entrepreneurs don't fear change—they embrace it and profit from it.

My highly educated dad always encouraged me to land a good job with a strong corporation. He spoke of the virtues of "working your way up the corporate ladder." He didn't understand that, by relying solely on a paycheck from a corporate employer, I would be a docile cow ready for milking. When I told my rich dad of my father's advice, he only chuckled. "Why not own the ladder?" was all he said.

If you work for money, you give the power to your employer. If money works for you, you keep the power and control it.

I used the term naked in front of put option because I did not own the stock.

You said you wanted to learn. If you don't learn this now, you'll grow up to be like the two women and the older man sitting in my living room, working for money and hoping I don't fire them.

my fear of not being enough or not having enough prevented me from allowing the abundance that life here on earth offers.

bought a bigger house for the tax breaks that he never really got.

It is your fear that makes you your own prisoner. It is your fear that locks you in your own cell, a prison that does not let the abundance of God in.

John D. Rockefeller, who said, "I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.

He believed that automatically saying "I can't afford it" was a sign of mental laziness.

In 1913, an income tax became permanent in the United States with the adoption of the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

From Rich Dad Poor Dad, you may recall that Ray Kroc, McDonald's founder, said, "My business is not hamburgers. My business is real estate.

When you get a raise, so does the government.

All you have to do is first look and see what God wants done, and then do what God wants done with the gifts that God has given you. If you will faithfully do that, the abundance of God will pour into your life.

It took approximately 50 years in both England and the United States to sell the idea of a regular income tax.

Robert holds a small portion of his assets in tax-lien certificates instead of CDs. Others tell him he shouldn't do this, but they're coming from a place of doubt. They've never done it, and they're telling someone who's doing it why they shouldn't. The lowest yield Robert looks for is 16 percent, but people who are filled with doubt are willing to accept a far lower return. Doubt is expensive.

A person afraid of missing out on a market move up will pay for an option.

If you think I'm the problem, then you have to change me. If you realize that you're the problem, then you can change yourself, learn something, and grow wiser. 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.

His father owned warehouses, a construction company, a chain of stores, and three restaurants.

Other people pay for my liabilities. They're called tenants.

Forty-five minutes went by

Those who don't learn that lesson spend their lives blaming everyone else and waiting for a big break—or decide to play it safe and never risk, or win, big.

In America, one of the advantages of investing in real estate over paper assets is this legal loophole in the tax code.

The world pushes people around, not because other people are bullies, but because the individual lacks internal control and discipline. People who lack internal fortitude often become victims of those who have self-discipline. In