In 1997, in Rich Dad, Poor Dad, I stated, ‘Your home is not an asset.’ Real estate agents sent me hate mail. – Robert Kiyosaki
The Spanish Empire eventually collapsed because of its expensive taste for warfare and conquest. – Robert Kiyosaki
Although I don’t like the way the Chinese do business, I continue to do business in China. I have to. They’re the next world power. – Robert Kiyosaki
Real estate investing, even on a very small scale, remains a tried and true means of building an individual’s cash flow and wealth. – Robert Kiyosaki
Gold is hoarded. It’s estimated that 95 percent of all gold ever mined is still around. – Robert Kiyosaki
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. – Robert Kiyosaki
The idea of going to school and getting a job is the most destructive one in your brain. – Robert Kiyosaki
In military school, on day one you must memorize the mission of the Merchant Marine Academy. – Robert Kiyosaki
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. – Robert Kiyosaki
People say ‘I want to be rich’. The question is, ‘Are you willing to do what it takes?’ – Robert Kiyosaki
People clinging to job security, savings, retirement plans, and other relics will be the ones financially-ravaged from 2010-2020, the most volatile world-changing decade in history. – Robert Kiyosaki
Prophets of doom have always taken risks in terms of ridicule and humiliation. If you stand on a street corner holding up a sign that reads ‘The End Is Near,’ passersby will laugh and heckle. People will say you’re like Chicken Little, running around telling people the sky is falling. – Robert Kiyosaki
There may be less of a chance of losing all the money you put into a mutual fund than there is of losing all the money you put into lottery tickets, but you’re never going to win big in a mutual fund. – Robert Kiyosaki
A short squeeze could happen with the U.S. dollar if lenders suddenly forced debtors to pay in cash. – Robert Kiyosaki
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. – Robert Kiyosaki
The Web and new technology offer more opportunities to reach a world market at a lower price. Today, a person can start a business at home and reach the world market. – Robert Kiyosaki
As you know, low demand and high supply means a drop in value of anything, including the dollar. – Robert Kiyosaki
Many gold and silver experts will recommend you buy numismatic coins – rare and old coins. If you are not a rare coin expert, I’d encourage you to stay away from them. New investors often pay too much for rare coins that are not really rare. – Robert Kiyosaki
Everything the working class has been told to do, the rich do not do. That is my message. – Robert Kiyosaki
My family wasn’t rich, so when it comes to money, I tend to think, ‘Err on the side of caution.’ – Robert Kiyosaki