Robert Kiyosaki's Quotes

I've actually taken companies public, I've actually busted companies, I've actually gone broke.

In military school, on day one you must memorize the mission of the Merchant Marine Academy.

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

That's correct, I flunked out of high school twice because I couldn't write.

The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way.

Face your fears and doubts, and new worlds will open to you.

If you want to go somewhere, it is best to find someone who has already been there.

A lot of people are afraid to tell the truth, to say no. That's where toughness comes into play. Toughness is not being a bully. It's having backbone.

We go to school to learn to work hard for money. I write books and create products that teach people how to have money work hard for them.

Academic qualifications are important and so is financial education. They're both important and schools are forgetting one of them.

Inside of every problem lies an opportunity.

When people are lame, they love to blame.

Confidence comes from discipline and training.

When times are bad is when the real entrepreneurs emerge.

I have a problem with too much money. I can't reinvest it fast enough, and because I reinvest it, more money comes in. Yes, the rich do get richer.

You have to be smart. The easy days are over.

A game is like a mirror that allows you to look at yourself.

Quitting is the easiest thing to do.

When I started my last business, I didn't receive a paycheck for 13 months. The average person can't handle that pressure.

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.

Money is kind of a base subject. Like water, food, air and housing, it affects everything yet for some reason the world of academics thinks it's a subject below their social standing.

As a young kid, I really wanted to be rich.

I would say raising capital is one of the weakest things for most entrepreneurs.

I worked for Xerox for 4 years and after that I knew I was never going to be a corporate person. It wasn't my environment.

If I lost my job, I'd get a job at McDonald's.

If you can ask a young man to give his life for his country, you can lead people.