"Schools teach you how to work for money, but don't teach how to make money work for you"
Businessman, Author
Robert Kiyosaki is a financial educator and author known for his book 'Rich Dad Poor Dad,' which advocates for financial literacy and independence.
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"Schools teach you how to work for money, but don't teach how to make money work for you"
"You must fire bad customers just as you would fire a bad employee. If you do not get rid of your bad employees, the good employees will leave. If I do not fire bad customers, not only will my good customers leave but many of my good employees will leave as well."
"People don't like the idea of thinking long term. Many are desperately seeking short term answers because they have money problems to be solved today."
"A true luxury is a reward for investing in and developing a real asset."
"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."
"Rich don't work for money. They work for assets."
"Passion is a powerful force. Passion properly directed is unstoppable."
"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."
"Finding good partners is the key to success in anything: in business, in marriage and, especially, in investing."
"Life isn’t fair. It never will be. Quit trying to make it fair. You don’t need it to be fair. Go make life unfair to your advantages."
"It’s not who was right or who was wrong when a mistake was made. It’s about who learned from it."
"If you do not know how to care for money, money will stay away from you."
"Get out of your own way. Often, we're our own worst enemy when working towards our goals."
"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."
"An intelligent person hires people who are more intelligent than he is."
"In the real world, the smartest people are people who make mistakes and learn. In school, the smartest people don't make mistakes."
"Always remember that no matter what anyone is saying to you from the outside, the most important conversation is the one you are having with yourself on the inside."
"Don't be so bitter about a bad experience from your past that you miss the opportunities in front of you."
"The power of "can't": The word "can't" makes strong people weak, blinds people who can see, saddens happy people, turns brave people into cowards, robs a genius of their brilliance, causes rich people to think poorly, and limits the achievements of that great person living inside us all."
"In the world of money and investing, you must learn to control your emotions."