Robert Kiyosaki

“Working hard to earn more money and then giving it away in higher taxes isn't financially intelligent, even if you do put some of it into a retirement account.”

“Most people have the opportunity of a lifetime flash right in front of them, and they fail to see it. A year later, they find out about it, after everyone else got rich.”

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

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

“Our global economy is much more fragile than many of us realize.”

“It's time to start thinking differently about money and debt and start the healing process - and the process toward wealth and freedom. 'Freedom from Bad Debt' can get you started.”

“French fries kill more people than guns and sharks, yet nobody's afraid of French fries.”

“My measure of success is whether I'm fulfilling my mission.”

“Managing your own property can be a full-time job.”

“I just don't like mutual funds. I think they're a rip-off.”

“People who lie to themselves about investing are the same as overweight people who blame their genes for their obesity.”

“By 2003, every fool was getting into real estate. The checkout girl at my local supermarket handed me her newly printed real estate agent business card.”

“Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to trust your team. It's a lesson I've had to relearn quite a few times.”

“I still consider myself a little, fat kid from Hawaii.”

“We've all heard stories of lottery winners, rock stars, heirs and heiresses, and professional athletes becoming millionaire morons who wake up rich but are broke by nightfall.”

“Most businesses think that product is the most important thing, but without great leadership, mission and a team that deliver results at a high level, even the best product won't make a comp...”

“I'm always amazed at how many people assume a business has to lose money before it makes money.”

“Most employees only want to know how much they get paid and how much time off they get - they probably don't have the mission in their souls.”

“We misjudge risk if we feel we have some control over it, even if it's an illusory sense of control.”

“People concerned about inflation today tend to buy big houses and nice cars.”