Robert Toru Kiyosaki is an American author and businessman who was born on April 8, 1947. The Rich Dad Company and Rich Global LLC, two private financial education businesses that teach people about personal finance and business through books and videos, are founded by Kiyosaki.
Donald Trump, a Republican running for president in 2016, has Kiyosaki’s endorsement and support. President Trump and Kiyosaki also wrote two books together. Kiyosaki graduated from Hilo High School in 1965 after attending there.
More than 26 books, including the international self-published personal finance book, have been written by Kiyosaki. Over 41 million copies of the Rich Dad Poor Dad book series have been sold globally and have been translated into 51 different languages.
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Robert Kiyosaki Motivational Quotes
1. Financial struggle is often the result of people working all their lives for someone else.-Robert Kiyosaki
2. Often in the real world, it’s not the smart who get ahead, but the bold.-Robert Kiyosaki
3. Skills make you rich, not theories.-Robert Kiyosaki
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4. The more I risk being rejected, the better my chances are of being accepted.-Robert Kiyosaki
5. There are no bad business and investment opportunities, but there are bad entrepreneurs and investors.-Robert Kiyosaki
6. Success is a poor teacher. We learn the most about ourselves when we fail, so don’t be afraid of failing. Failing is part of the process of success. You cannot have success without failure.-Robert Kiyosaki
7. To be a successful business owner and investor, you have to be emotionally neutral to winning and losing. Winning and losing are just part of the game.-Robert Kiyosaki
8. Always start at the end before you begin. Professional investors always have an exit strategy before they invest. Knowing your exit strategy is an important investment fundamental.-Robert Kiyosaki
9. It’s not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life, it’s what you whisper to yourself that has the most power!-Robert Kiyosaki
10. The best way to predict the future is to study the past, or prognosticate.-Robert Kiyosaki
11. The richest people in the world look for and build networks; everyone else looks for work.-Robert Kiyosaki
12. When times are bad is when the real entrepreneurs emerge.-Robert Kiyosaki
13. Often, in the real world, it’s not the smart that get ahead but the bold.-Robert Kiyosaki
14. Assets put money in your pocket, whether you work or not, and liabilities take money from your pocket.-Robert Kiyosaki
15. 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.-Robert Kiyosaki
16. Job is an acronym for ‘Just Over Broke.-Robert Kiyosaki
17. The single most powerful asset we all have is our mind. If it is trained well, it can create enormous wealth.-Robert Kiyosaki
18. The richest people in the world build networks; everyone else is trained to look for work.-Robert Kiyosaki
19. A person can be highly educated, professionally successful, and financially literate.-Robert Kiyosaki
20. There is a difference between being poor and being broke. Broke is temporary. Poor is eternal.-Robert Kiyosaki
Robert Kiyosaki Quotes About Success
21. I can’t afford it’ shuts down your brain. ‘How can I afford it?’ open up possibilities, excitement and dreams.-Robert Kiyosaki
22. Rich people acquire assets. The poor and middle class acquire liabilities that they think are assets.-Robert Kiyosaki
23. The primary difference between a rich person and poor person is how they manage fear.-Robert Kiyosaki
24. Sight is what you see with your eyes, vision is what you see with your mind.-Robert Kiyosaki
25. So many people say, ‘Oh, I’m not interested in money.’ Yet they’ll work at a job for eight hours a day.-Robert Kiyosaki
26. In today’s rapidly changing world, the people who are not taking risk are the risk takers.-Robert Kiyosaki
27. The philosophy of the rich and the poor is this: the rich invest their money and spend what is left. The poor spend their money and invest what is left.-Robert Kiyosaki
28. The rich are those who play to win. The middle class plays not to lose.-Robert Kiyosaki
29. History reminds us that dictators and despots arise during times of severe economic crisis.-Robert Kiyosaki
30. Real estate investing, even on a very small scale, remains a tried and true means of building an individual’s cash flow and wealth.-Robert Kiyosaki
31. Face your fears and doubts, and new worlds will open to you.-Robert Kiyosaki
32. I believe that one key to success is to accept truth, no matter how it’s spoken.-Robert Kiyosaki
33. Most people, in their drive to get rich, are trying to build an Empire State Building on a six-inch slab.-Robert Kiyosaki
34. Often, in the real world, it’s not the smart that get ahead but the bold.-Robert Kiyosaki
35. More money seldom solves someone’s money problems.-Robert Kiyosaki
36. I’d rather be welcoming change than dreading change.-Robert Kiyosaki
37. The more we knew about the power of money, the more distant we grew from the teachers and our classmates.-Robert Kiyosaki
38. The most life destroying word of all is the word tomorrow.-Robert Kiyosaki
39. An asset puts money in my pocket. A liability takes money out of my pocket.-Robert Kiyosaki
40. A person can be highly educated, professionally successful, and financially illiterate.-Robert Kiyosaki
Robert Kiyosaki Best Quotes
41. By not understanding money, the vast majority of people allow its awesome power to control them.-Robert Kiyosaki
42. An intelligent person hires people who are more intelligent than he is.-Robert Kiyosaki
43. A mistake is a signal that it is time to learn something new, something you didn’t know before.-Robert Kiyosaki
44. Confidence comes from discipline and training.-Robert Kiyosaki
45. Having two dads offered me the choice of contrasting points of view: one of a rich man and one of a poor man.
46. One of the reasons the rich get richer, the poor get poorer, and the middle class struggles in debt is that the subject of money is taught at home, not in school.-Robert Kiyosaki
47. In the real world, the smartest people are people who make mistakes and learn. In school, the smartest people don’t make mistakes.-Robert Kiyosaki
48. It’s not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life,it’s what you whisper to yourself that has the most power!-Robert Kiyosaki
49. It’s more important to grow your income than cut your expenses. It’s more important to grow your spirit that cut your dreams.-Robert Kiyosaki
50. The most successful people in life are the ones who ask questions. They’re always learning. They’re always growing. They’re always pushing.-Robert Kiyosaki
51. Don’t be addicted to money. Work to learn. don’t work for money. Work for knowledge.-Robert Kiyosaki
52. It’s easier to stand on the sidelines, criticize, and say why you shouldn’t do something. The sidelines are crowded. Get in the game.-Robert Kiyosaki
53. The trouble with school is they give you the answer, then they give you the exam. That’s not life.-Robert Kiyosaki
54. Complaining about your current position in life is worthless. Have a spine and do something about it instead.-Robert Kiyosaki
55. The fear of being different prevents most people from seeking new ways to solve their problems.-Robert Kiyosaki
56. Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.-Robert Kiyosaki
57. Successful people ask questions. They seek new teachers. They’re always learning.-Robert Kiyosaki
58. If you want to be rich, you need to develop your vision. You must be standing on the edge of time gazing into the future.-Robert Kiyosaki
59. If you’re still doing what mommy and daddy said for you to do (go to school, get a job, and save money), you’re losing.-Robert Kiyosaki
60. Often, the more money you make the more money you spend; that’s why more money doesn’t make you rich – assets make you rich.
Robert Kiyosaki Quotes On Opportunity
61. I’d rather welcome change than cling to the past.-Robert Kiyosaki
62. The most successful people are mavericks who aren’t afraid to ask why, especially when everyone thinks it’s obvious.-Robert Kiyosaki
63. Hoping drains your energy. Action creates energy.-Robert Kiyosaki
64. The more a person seeks security, the more that person gives up control over his life.-Robert Kiyosaki
65. The most life-destroying word of all is the word tomorrow.-Robert Kiyosaki
66. You’ll often find that it’s not mom or dad, husband or wife, or the kids that’s stopping you. It’s you. Get out of your own way.-Robert Kiyosaki
67. The only difference between a rich person and poor person is how they use their time.-Robert Kiyosaki
68. Your choices decide your fate. Take the time to make the right ones. If you make a mistake, that’s fine; learn from it & don’t make it again.-Robert Kiyosaki
69. Talk is cheap. Learn to listen with your eyes. Actions do speak louder than words. Watch what a person does more than what he says.-Robert Kiyosaki
70. The moment you make passive income and portfolio income a part of your life, your life will change. Those words will become flesh.
71. You will make some mistakes but, if you learn from those mistakes, those mistakes will become wisdom and wisdom is essential to becoming wealthy.-Robert Kiyosaki
72. If you realize that you’re the problem, then you can change yourself, learn something and grow wiser. Don’t blame other people for your problems.-Robert Kiyosaki
73. Workers work hard enough to not be fired, and owners pay just enough so that workers won’t quit.-Robert Kiyosaki
74. As I said, I wish I could say it was easy. It wasn’t, but it wasn’t hard either. But without a strong reason or purpose, anything in life is hard.-Robert Kiyosaki
75. The single most powerful asset we all have is our mind. If it is trained well, it can create enormous wealth in what seems to be an instant.
76. Find the game where you can win, and then commit your life to playing it; and play to win.-Robert Kiyosaki
77. One of the great things about being willing to try new things and make mistakes is that making mistakes keeps you humble. People who are humble learn more than people who are arrogant.-Robert Kiyosaki
78. I develop my financial IQ because I want to participate in the fastest game and biggest game in the world.-Robert Kiyosaki
79. My educated dad stressed the importance of reading books, while my rich dad stressed the need to master financial literacy.-Robert Kiyosaki
80. The massive loss of jobs in recent times proves how shaky the middle class really is financially.-Robert Kiyosaki
81. The greater your financial intelligence, the easier it is to tell whether a deal is good.-Robert Kiyosaki
82. Most people fail to realize that in life, it’s not how much money you make. It’s how much money you keep.-Robert Kiyosaki
83. If my wife and I were to buy a bigger, flashier house, we realize it wouldn’t be an asset. It would be a liability since it would take money out of our pocket.-Robert Kiyosaki
84. French fries kill more people than guns and sharks, yet nobody’s afraid of French fries.-Robert Kiyosaki
85. 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 company successful.-Robert Kiyosaki