Robert Kiyosaki

“The problem with being an employee or self-employed is you pay the highest taxes.”

“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 you're going to be a winner in life, you have to constantly go beyond your best.”

“I'd rather be a victor than a victim.”

“Socialists tend to want to pay people more money to do less work, and capitalists tend to want to provide better products at better prices.”

“In 'Unfair Advantage: The Power of Financial Education' and 'Why A Students Work for C Students,' I reveal the secrets of the wealthy and what schools will never teach you about 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.”

“Many novice real estate investors soon quit the profession and invest in a well-diversified portfolio of bonds. That's because, when you invest in real estate, you often see a side of humanity that stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and saving money shelter you from.”

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

“What I invest in, while not risky for me, may be too risky for most people.”

“While the Chinese people, as a rule, are good people, my business dealings with Communist Chinese officials have left me disturbed and concerned about the rise of the Chinese Empire.”

“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.”

“During the Enron debacle, it was workers who took the pounding, not bankers. Not only did Enron employees lose their jobs, many lost their retirement savings. That's because they were at the bottom of the investing food chain.”

“Learn to invest in investments where you can achieve an honest, legal advantage over other investors. When it comes to investing, why play on a level field?”

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

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

“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.”

“The rich don't work for money - the rich invent money.”

“Many financial advisors recommend that you diversify for your own protection. What they fail to tell you is that it is also for their protection. Since most financial advisors cannot tell you exactly which stock or mutual fund is a great investment, they tell you to buy a bunch of them.”

“I did have two dads; one was a socialist, and one was a capitalist. I really decided I would rather be a capitalist.”