Robert Kiyosaki

“I've always wanted to live above my means because it inspired me to work harder.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Money has a language of its own.”

“Real estate investing, even on a very small scale, remains a tried and true means of building an individual's cash flow and wealth.”

“When America stopped importing from China, China stopped importing from the rest of the world. This affects Asian countries as well as Australia, Brazil, and other suppliers of raw materials.”

“Even though the risks of death are higher driving than flying, many people would rather drive simply because they feel they have more control driving. The facts are that only a few hundred people die a year flying, and 44,000 are killed a year driving.”

“When President George W. Bush attempted to reform Social Security, that proposal was more unpopular with Americans than the Iraq war. People love their entitlements.”

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

“The Spanish Empire eventually collapsed because of its expensive taste for warfare and conquest.”

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

“Critics only make you stronger. You have to look at what they are saying as feedback. Sometimes the feedback helps, and other times, it's just noise that can be a distraction.”

“Generous people can become more generous as they become richer, giving away vast fortunes to worthwhile causes as Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are doing.”

“It costs governments money to keep fuel prices low. Oil-rich Yemen, for instance, devotes 9 percent of its GDP to making sure its people don't riot when oil prices rise.”

“The subprime disaster was a result of financial bombs - derivatives - exploding in financial institutions such as AIG and Lehman Brothers, as well as banks and financial institutions throughout the world.”

“My company survives because I've learned to respect the ideas of people younger than me and recognize when my wisdom is obsolete.”