Quotes from Robert T. Kiyosaki

La vida nos empuja a todos. Algunos se rinden y otros luchan. Algunos aprenden las lecciones y continúan, reciben con alegría los embates porque saben que los empujones significan que necesitan —y deben— aprender algo. Saben que tienen que aprender y continuar viviendo. Pero son muy pocos. La mayoría sólo renuncia. Algunos, como tú, pelean.

you cannot change your past, but you can change your opinion of your past.

they often do not have the mental and emotional capacity to handle the sudden abundance of money, so the money overflows and runs away.

Si trabajas por dinero, le cedes el poder a tu jefe. Si haces que el dinero trabaje para ti, puedes conservar el poder y controlarlo.

Twice I fought back, but I got pretty badly beaten

the more specialized you become, the more you are trapped and dependent on that specialty.

Everything we think we know about entrepreneurs is WRONG!

The reason so many talented people are poor is because they focus on building a better hamburger and know little to nothing about business systems.

One of the most common forms of laziness is staying busy.

If you can't make up your mind decisively, then you'll never learn to make money anyway.

There are many things I have done in the past that I am not proud of and would not do again.

America today is less a democracy and more an oligarchy.

hold on to your share of that abundance.

I think the reason most fail in the first five years is due to lack of experience and lack of capital. The reason the one survivor often fails in the second five years isn't due to lack of capital, but lack of energy.

The pattern of get up, go to work, pay bills; get up, go to work, pay bills. People's lives are forever controlled by two emotions: fear and greed.

For example, one dad had a habit of saying, "I can't afford it." The other dad forbade those words to be used. He insisted I ask, "How can I afford it?" One is a statement, and the other is a question. One lets you off the hook, and the other forces you to think.

If you take on debt personally, make sure it's small. If you take on large debt, make sure someone else is paying for it.

Buying or building assets that deliver cash flow is putting your money to work for you.

Without that knowledge, the world pushes you around.

It is not so much the lack of technical information that holds us back, but more the lack of self-confidence.

There are many dear friends and loved ones that I hurt along the way.

If you want to be abundant and rich, you need to have an open mind, a flexible reality

One such way is Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code, which allows a seller to delay paying taxes on a piece of real estate that is sold for a capital gain through an exchange for a more expensive piece of real estate. As long as you keep trading up in value, you won't be taxed on the gains until you liquidate. Those who don't take advantage of these savings are missing a chance to build their asset column.

that it is not so much a matter of college degrees or good grades that count.