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Robert Toru Kiyosaki is an American businessman and author. Kiyosaki is the founder of the Rich Dad Company, a private financial education company that provides personal finance and business education to people through books and videos. He is also the creator of the Cashflow board and software games to educate adults and children business and financial concepts.

Kiyosaki is the author of more than 26 books, including the international self-published personal finance Rich Dad Poor Dad series of books which has been translated into 51 languages, available in 109 countries and have combined sales of over 27 million copies sold worldwide.

✵ 8. April 1947   •   Other names Robert Kyiosaki, Kim Kiyosaki, Roberts Kijosaki
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Robert T. Kiyosaki Quotes

“When I ask the classes I teach, “How many of you can cook a better hamburger than McDonald’s?” almost all the students raise their hands. I then ask, “So if most of you can cook a better hamburger, how come McDonald’s makes more money than you?” The answer is obvious: McDonald’s is excellent at business systems. The reason so many talented people are poor is because they focus on building a better hamburger and know little to nothing about business systems.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Money , People , Business , Cooking

“A problem with school is that you often become what you study.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

School , Problem , Study

“Too often today, we focus to borrowing money to get the things we want instead of focusing on creating money.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Money

“If you can’t make up you mind decisively, then you’ll never learn to make money anyway.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Money , Decision , Learning

““The poor and the middle class work for money.” “The rich have money work for them.””

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Money

“The poor and middle class all too often allow the power of money to control them. By simply getting up and working harder, failing to ask themselves if what they do makes sense, they shoot themselves in the foot as they leave for work every morning. By not fully understanding money, the vast majority of people allow the awesome power of money to control them. The power of money is used against them.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Money , People , Understanding , Sense

“Illiteracy, both in words and numbers, is the foundation of financial struggle.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

“Copying or emulating heroes is true power learning.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Learning

“Small thinkers don’t get the big breaks. If you want to get richer, think bigger first.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Thinking

“As I said, getting out of the rat race is technically easy. It doesn’t take much education, but those doubts are cripplers for most people.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

People , Education

“You see, true learning takes energy, passion, a burning desire.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Learning , Passion

“All you need to be is generous with what you have, and the powers will be generous with you.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

“In my attempt to be helpful, I found myself defending my suggestion.”

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Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Help

“Life pushes all of us around. Some give up. Others fight. A few learn the lesson and move on. They welcome life pushing them around. To these few people, it means they need and want to learn something. They learn and move on. Most quit, and a few like you fight.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Life , People , Learning , Fight

“It’s bad advice, he believes, “because if you want your child to have a financially secure future, they can’t play by the old set of rules. It’s just too risky.””

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Future

“The sad truth is, great talent is not enough.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Truth , Sadness

“If you know what you’re talking about, you have a fighting chance.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Chance , Fight

“Texans don’t bury their failures. They get inspired by them. They take their failures and turn them into rallying cries. Failure inspires Texans to become winners. But that formula is not just the formula for Texans. It is the formula for all winners.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Failure

“Most people want everyone else in the world to change but themselves.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

People , World , Change

“So I pay myself first, invest the money, and let the creditors yell.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Money

“Getting a good education and making good grades no longer ensures success, and nobody seems to have noticed, except our children.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Children , Education , Success

“I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

“Most people never see the trap they are in.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

People

“When someone sues a wealthy individual they are often met with layers of legal protection, and often find that the wealthy person actually owns nothing. They control everything, but own nothing.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Personality

“Investing is not buying. It’s more a case of knowing.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

“There is a big difference between hating losing and being afraid to lose.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Hate

“[…]schools reward people who study more and more about less and less.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

People , School , Study

“The fear of being different prevents most people from seeking new ways to solve their problems.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

People , Fear , Way , Problem

“The net result: I still have the old way I used to think, and I have Peter’s[Lynch] way of looking at the same problem or situation.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Way , Problem , Thinking

“We all have tremendous potential, and we all are blessed with gifts. Yet, the one thing that holds all of us back is some degree of self-doubt. It is not so much the lack of technical information that holds us back, but more the lack of self-confidence. Some are more affected than others.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Confidence , Self-confidence

“How can I afford to never work again?”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

“I would say that one of the hardest things about wealth building is to be true to yourself and be willing to not go along with the crowd.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Wealth

“An education and a job are important. But it won’t handle the fear.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Education , Fear

“If you look at anyone successful, at the start they were not balanced. Balanced people go nowhere. They stay in one spot. To make progress, you must first go unbalanced. Just look at how you make progress walking. Thomas Edison was not balanced. He was focused. Bill Gates was not balanced. He was focused. Donald Trump is focused. George Soros is focused. George Patton did not take his tanks wide. He focused them and blew through the weak spots in the German line. The French went wide with the Maginot Line, and you know what happened to them. If you have any desire of being rich, you must focus.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

People , Success

“The people who get out of the “Rat Race” in the game the quickest are the people who understand numbers and have creative financial minds.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

People , Game , Understanding

“Due to external temptations, it is much easier in today’s consumer world to simply blow it out the expense column.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

World

“Is working harder at this the best solution to this problem?”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Problem

“Education and wisdom about money are important. Start early. Buy a book. Go to a seminar. Practice. Start small.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Wisdom , Money , Books , Education

“To be the master of money, you need to be smarter than it. Then money will do as it is told. It will obey you. Instead of being a slave to it, you will be the master of it. That is financial intelligence.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Money , Intelligence

“Money often puts a spotlight on what we do not know.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Money

“All too often, they’re poor or struggle financially or earn less than they are capable of, not because of what they know but because of what they do not know.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

““Most people have a price. And they have a price because of human emotions named fear and greed.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

People , Fear

“Failure is part of the process of success.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Success , Failure , Success , Parting

“When it comes to money, most people want to play it safe and feel secure. So passion does not direct them. Fear does.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Money , People , Fear , Feeling

“Let me tell you, it’s easier to change yourself than everyone else.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Change

“I know that sounds tough, but as I said, if you’re not tough inside, the world will always push you around anyway.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

World

“When we were told to follow set procedures and not deviate from the rules, we could see how this schooling process actually discouraged creativity.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

School

“[…]they feel the fear of not having money. Instead of confronting the fear, they react instead of think.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Money , Fear , Feeling , Thinking

“That is financial intelligence. It is not so much what happens, but how many different financial solutions you can think of to turn a lemon into millions. It is how creative you are in solving financial problems.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Intelligence , Problem , Thinking

“Winning means being unafraid to lose.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!