Best Quotes from Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Page Numbers

The lack of money is the root of all evil.

How can I afford it?

There is a difference between being poor and being broke. Broke is temporary, and poor is eternal.

Money is power.

I don't work for money! Money works for me!

The power of our thoughts may never be measured or appreciated.

Choosing not to listen to my highly educated dad's advice and attitude about money was a painful decision, but it was a decision that shaped the rest of my life.

Money comes and goes, but if you have the education about how money works, you gain power over it and can begin building wealth.

Being a product of two strong dads allowed me the luxury of observing the effects different thoughts have on one's life.

One thought puts your brain to work, while the other lets you off the hook.

The most important thing is that you did something. Most people only talk and dream of getting rich.

You're only poor if you give up.

If you want to learn how to be rich, don't ask me. Talk to your dad, Mike.

A nice car and a nice house does not necessarily mean you're rich or you know how to make money.

If you learn life's lessons, you will do well. If not, life will just continue to push you around.

It's easier to change yourself than everyone else.

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

The main cause of poverty or financial struggle is fear and ignorance.

Use this stuff between your ears.

Don't let money run your life.

"If you want to be rich, you need to be financially literate."

"It's not how much money you make, it's how much money you keep."

"The primary cause of financial struggle is simply not knowing the difference between an asset and a liability."

"Rich people acquire assets. The poor and middle class acquire liabilities, but they think they are assets."

"An intelligent person hires people who are more intelligent than they are."

"If you want to be rich, you’ve got to read and understand numbers."

"Financial literacy is the foundation of financial success."

"Money without financial intelligence is money soon gone."

"Intelligence solves problems and produces money."

"The rich get richer! Why? Because they understand the game of money better than most people do."

'Ladies and gentlemen, I'm not in the hamburger business. My business is real estate.'

The secret is: 'Mind your own business.'

Financial struggle is often directly the result of people working all their life for someone else.

There is a big difference between your profession and your business.

Too many people forget to mind their own business. They spend their lives minding someone else's business and making that person rich.

As stated earlier, the No. 1 rule is to know the difference between an asset and a liability, and to buy assets.

Start minding your own business. Keep your daytime job, but start buying real assets, not liabilities.

The best thing about money is that it works 24 hours a day and can work for generations.

Rich people buy luxuries last, while the poor and middle class tend to buy luxuries first.

A true luxury is a reward for investing in and developing a real asset.

"Your dad and I are exactly opposite. He's a government bureaucrat, and I am a capitalist."

"The problem is, the people who lose are the uninformed."

"If you work for money, you give the power up to your employer. If your money works for you, you keep and control the power."

"Be smart and you won't be pushed around as much."

"Why not own the ladder?"

"His best lesson to me, which I have used most of my life, is 'Be smart and you won't be pushed around as much.'"

"Without this financial knowledge, my road to financial independence would have been much more difficult."

"The harder you work, the more you pay the government."

"Those paychecks with all the deductions made all the years of my rich dad's advice make total sense."

"Financial IQ is the synergy of many skills and talents."

Inside each of us is one of these brave, brilliant and daring characters.

It's not the smart that get ahead but the bold.

Your financial genius requires both technical knowledge as well as courage.

If fear is too strong, the genius is suppressed.

I’d rather be welcoming change than dreading change.

This period we are in now is a most exciting time, unprecedented in our world's history.

If you do, you will prosper greatly. And if you don't, this period of time will be a frightening one.

Old ideas are their biggest liability.

The world is always providing us with instant feedback.

The purpose is to give you options.

“The world is filled with smart, talented, educated and gifted people. We meet them every day.”

“Great talent is not enough.”

“Most people need only to learn and master one more skill and their income would jump exponentially.”

“Look down the road at what skills they want to acquire before choosing a specific profession and before getting trapped in the ‘Rat Race.’”

“You want to know a little about a lot.”

“Education is more valuable than money, in the long run.”

“The skills of selling and marketing are difficult for most people primarily due to their fear of rejection.”

“You have to give money to receive money.”

“To be truly rich, we need to be able to give as well as to receive.”

“The more they gave, the more they received.”

"The primary difference between a rich person and a poor person is how they handle that fear."

"It's OK to be fearful. It's OK to be a coward when it comes to money. You can still be rich."

"Winning means being unafraid to lose."

"Failure inspires winners. And failure defeats losers. It is the biggest secret of winners."

"Most people dream of being rich, but are terrified of losing money. So they never get to Heaven."

"Cynics never win. Unchecked doubt and fear creates a cynic."

"'I don't wants' hold the key to your success."

"If you hate losing, play it safe. If losing makes you weak, play it safe."

"The problem I sense today is that there are millions of people who feel guilty about their greed."

"How can I afford it?" opens up possibilities, excitement and dreams.

The problem is, our financial genius lies asleep, waiting to be called upon.

If you do not have a strong reason, there is no sense reading further.

I just choose to be rich, and I make that choice every day.

The only real asset you have is your mind, the most powerful tool we have dominion over.

You become what you study.

A good broker saves me time in addition to making me money.

People who have low self-esteem and low tolerance for financial pressure can never, and I mean never, be rich.

You can get there on your own, but it's easier with the help of the powers that be.

Whenever you feel 'short' or in 'need' of something, give what you want first and it will come back in buckets.

Teach and you shall receive.

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a different result.

Action always beats inaction.

You must take action before you can receive the financial rewards.

Look for new ideas.

Finding a good deal, the right business, the right people, the right investors, or whatever is just like dating.

Your mind is your greatest asset.

The choice is yours and only yours.

It’s what is in your head that determines what is in your hands.

If you want to get richer, think bigger first.

Money is only an idea. If you want more money simply change your thinking.