Robert Kiyosaki is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and author of the #1 personal finance book Rich Dad Poor Dad. In Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert shares insight on how to develop a money mindset that allows you to create a life of financial success and freedom.

Though Robert Kiyosaki’s net worth is currently a whopping $100 million, his success didn’t happen overnight or occur without failure. In fact, Robert had many failed business attempts and lost a lot of money. But, with his persistence and wisdom, he’s always overcome his trials and errors. Today he uses both his success and his failed experiences to provide valuable knowledge to everyday people who want to achieve financial and personal success.

If you’ve yet to read Robert Kiyosaki’s books, here are 50 of the best Robert Kiyosaki quotes on financial success, the value of knowledge, and life.

Robert Kiyosaki Quotes on Achieving Financial Success

“The richest people in the world build networks; everyone else is trained to look for work.”

1. “The richest people in the world build networks; everyone else is trained to look for work.”—Robert Kiyosaki

2. “‘I can’t afford it ’ shuts down your brain. ‘How can I afford it?’ open up possibilities, excitement, and dreams.”—Robert Kiyosaki

3. “Rich people acquire assets. The poor and middle class acquire liabilities that they think are assets.”—Robert Kiyosaki

4. “Always start at the end before you begin. Professional investors always have an exit strategy before they invest. Knowing your exit strategy is an important investment fundamental.”—Robert Kiyosaki

“The primary difference between a rich person and poor person is how they manage fear.”

5. “The primary difference between a rich person and poor person is how they manage fear.”—Robert Kiyosaki

6. “Self-discipline is the No. 1 delineating factor between the rich, the middle class and the poor.”—Robert Kiyosaki

7. “There is a difference between being poor and being broke. Broke is temporary. Poor is eternal.”—Robert Kiyosaki

8. “The philosophy of the rich and the poor is this: the rich invest their money and spend what is left. The poor spend their money and invest what is left.”—Robert Kiyosaki

“Financial struggle is often the result of people working all their lives for someone else.”

9. “Financial struggle is often the result of people working all their lives for someone else.”—Robert Kiyosaki

10. “There are no bad business and investment opportunities, but there are bad entrepreneurs and investors.”—Robert Kiyosaki

11. “Most people fail to realize that in life, it’s not how much money you make, it’s how much money you keep.”—Robert Kiyosaki

Robert Kiyosaki Quotes on the Value of Knowledge

12. “The single most powerful asset we all have is our mind. If it is trained well, it can create enormous wealth.”—Robert Kiyosaki

“Don’t be addicted to money. Work to learn, don’t work for money. Work for knowledge.”

13. “Don’t be addicted to money. Work to learn, don’t work for money. Work for knowledge.”—Robert Kiyosaki

14. “It’s more important to grow your income than cut your expenses. It’s more important to grow your spirit than cut your dreams.”—Robert Kiyosaki

15. “I am concerned that too many people are focused too much on money and not on their greatest wealth, which is their education. If people are prepared to be flexible, keep an open mind and learn, they will grow richer and richer through the changes. If they think money will solve the problems, I am afraid those people will have a rough ride.”—Robert Kiyosaki

“Learn to use your emotions to think, not think with your emotions.”

16. “Learn to use your emotions to think, not think with your emotions.”—Robert Kiyosaki

17. “Intelligence solves problems and produces money. Money without financial intelligence is money soon gone.”—Robert Kiyosaki

18. “If you realize that you’re the problem, then you can change yourself, learn something and grow wiser. Don’t blame other people for your problems.”—Robert Kiyosaki

19. “Today, wealth is in information. And the person who has the most timely information owns the wealth.”—Robert Kiyosaki

20. “Know a little about a lot.”—Robert Kiyosaki

“Remember, your mind is your greatest asset, so be careful what you put into it.

21. “Remember, your mind is your greatest asset, so be careful what you put into it.”—Robert Kiyosaki

22. “Once a person stops searching for information and self-knowledge, ignorance sets in.”—Robert Kiyosaki

23. “There is nothing more dangerous than a person with only one right answer.”—Robert Kiyosaki

24. “In today’s fast-changing world, it’s not so much what you know anymore that counts, because often what you know is old. It is how fast you learn. That skill is priceless.”—Robert Kiyosaki

25. “There are no mistakes in life, just learning opportunities.”—Robert Kiyosaki

Robert Kiyosaki Quotes on Ambition and Taking Chances

“Face your fears and doubts, and new worlds will open to you.”

26. “Sight is what you see with your eyes, vision is what you see with your mind.”—Robert Kiyosaki

27. “Success is a poor teacher. We learn the most about ourselves when we fail, so don’t be afraid of failing. Failing is part of the process of success. You cannot have success without failure.”—Robert Kiyosaki

28. “To be a successful business owner and investor, you have to be emotionally neutral to winning and losing. Winning and losing are just part of the game.”—Robert Kiyosaki

29. “You’re only poor if you give up. The most important thing is that you did something. Most people only talk and dream of getting rich. You’ve done something.”—Robert Kiyosaki

30. “As I said, I wish I could say it was easy. It wasn’t, but it wasn’t hard either. But without a strong reason or purpose, anything in life is hard.”—Robert Kiyosaki

31. “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.”—Robert Kiyosaki

32. “If you are the kind of person who is waiting for the ‘right’ thing to happen, you might wait for a long time. It’s like waiting for all the traffic lights to be green for five miles before starting the trip.”—Robert Kiyosaki

33. “In today’s rapidly changing world, the people who are not taking risk are the risk takers.”—Robert Kiyosaki

“Often in the real world, it’s not the smart who get ahead, but the bold.”

34. “Often in the real world, it’s not the smart who get ahead, but the bold.”—Robert Kiyosaki

35. “The more I risk being rejected, the better my chances are of being accepted.”—Robert Kiyosaki

36. “In school, we learn that mistakes are bad, and we are punished for making them. Yet, if you look at the way humans are designed to learn, we learn by making mistakes. We learn to walk by falling down. If we never fell down, we would never walk.”—Robert Kiyosaki

37. “Losers quit when they fail. Winners fail until they succeed.”—Robert Kiyosaki

38. “There are those who make things happen, there are those who watch things happen and there are those who say ‘what happened?”—Robert Kiyosaki

39. “Get out of your own way. Often, we’re our own worst enemy when working towards our goals.”—Robert Kiyosaki

40. “Face your fears and doubts, and new worlds will open to you.”—Robert Kiyosaki

Robert Kiyosaki Quotes on Having a Good Life

“If you want to change your life, begin by changing your words. Start speaking the words of your dreams, of who you want to become, not the words of fear or failure.”

41. “Whenever you feel ‘short’ or in ‘need’ of something, give what you want first and it will come back in buckets. That is true for money, a smile, love, and friendship. I know it is often the last thing a person may want to do, but it has always worked for me. I just trust that the principle of reciprocity is true, and I give what I want.”—Robert Kiyosaki

42. “Stop blaming me, thinking I’m the problem. If you think I’m the problem, then you have to change me. If you realize that you’re the problem, then you can change yourself, learn something and grow wiser. Most people want everyone else in the world to change themselves. Let me tell you, it’s easier to change yourself than everyone else.”—Robert Kiyosaki

43. “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.”—Robert Kiyosaki

“Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow.”

44. “Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow.”—Robert Kiyosaki

45. “Some people worry. Others prepare.”—Robert Kiyosaki

46. “What you think of me is none of my business. What is most important is what I think of myself.”—Robert Kiyosaki

47. “If you want to change your life, begin by changing your words. Start speaking the words of your dreams, of who you want to become, not the words of fear or failure.”—Robert Kiyosaki

48. “Comfort kills ambition. Get uncomfortable and get used to it in the pursuit of your goals and dreams.”—Robert Kiyosaki

49. “The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way.”—Robert Kiyosaki

“You cannot be all things to all people. Be unique. Be different. Give to others what you want yourself. And do what you were made to do.”

50. “You cannot be all things to all people. Be unique. Be different. Give to others what you want yourself. And do what you were made to do.”—Robert Kiyosaki

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