Quotes by Robert Kiyosaki. Business quotes - motivation to achieve success. When it comes to money, there are always plenty of advisers who don't have a penny to their name.

Here are the best quotes from successful entrepreneur, investor and writer Robert Kiyosaki:

  • Don't be afraid to lose. Winners are not afraid to lose. Failure is part of the road to success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.
  • Your academic or professional success has almost nothing to do with financial success.
  • I know the world outside of the chicken coop is intimidating. It is difficult with work, it is difficult with money and very bad with opportunities. But, I assure you, life outside the chicken coop is vibrant, full of optimism and energy, and there are plenty of opportunities there. It's all about where you look from - from the chicken coop or outside.
  • What your generation lacks is the financial education needed for financial security.
  • People lose because they are too afraid to lose.
  • We are slaves of our habits. Change your habits and your life will change...
  • The poor, unfortunate, unhappy and unhealthy is the one who often uses the word "tomorrow".
  • The first lesson we must learn is that money in and of itself is not evil. It is just a tool, like a pencil, for example. A pencil can be used to write a beautiful love letter or a complaint that will get you fired. When the pencil was designed, it was made in such a way that it became convenient both for writing and for hitting the eye with a sharp end. It's not about the subject itself, but about the motivation of a person holding a pencil or money.
  • Your brain can do everything. Everything. The main thing is to convince yourself of this. Hands don't know they can't do push-ups, legs don't know they're weak, stomach doesn't know they're fat. Your brain knows it. Once you convince yourself that you can do anything, you can really do anything.
  • Every person has arms, legs, a head and 168 hours a week to do whatever they truly desire.
  • Be careful of those who take over your mind. No wonder we put locks on our doors. For the same reason, you should put a lock on your brain. Your greatest asset is your brain, and you need to keep the doors locked there.
  • If you can't see yourself rich, you'll never be rich.
  • The most valuable asset is time. Most people can't use it properly. They work hard to make the rich richer, but they don't put in the effort to make themselves rich.
  • Our emotions are a powerful force. If left unchecked, they become self-fulfilling prophecies.
  • Only education and experience make a person richer and richer.
  • Excuses are the lies you tell yourself. Stop whining, complaining and acting like children. Excuses make a person poor.
  • Seeing what others don't see is the universal key to success.
  • If you want to change your reality, then you must change your thinking.

Don't be afraid to lose. Winners are not afraid to lose. Failure is part of the road to success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.

Failure is part of the path to success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.

“The poor and the middle class work for money. The rich make money work for them."

An asset is something that puts money in your pocket. A liability is something that takes money out of your pocket.

Saving money is good advice for the poor and average person. For building wealth, this is bad advice.

Start with small deals. Only education and experience make a person richer and richer.

You give your money into the wrong hands - and they will work for other people before they start working for you.

If you don't know what to do with your money, put it in the bank and don't tell anyone that you have money to invest.

The main mistake people make is investing in the assets that are most popular. Buying what everyone is buying will not make you successful. You need to be able to find great investments that other people are missing out on.

Each person has a head and 168 hours a week to do everything that he truly desires.

How many times do I have to remind you that work won't make you rich? How many times do I have to remind you that you get rich in your free time?

Excuses are the lies you tell yourself. Stop whining, complaining and acting like children. Excuses make a person poor.

Be careful of those who take over your mind. No wonder we put locks on our doors. For the same reason, you should put a lock on your brain. Your greatest asset is your brain, and you need to keep the doors locked there.


Your brain can do everything. Everything. The main thing is to convince yourself of this. Hands don't know they can't do push-ups, legs don't know they're weak, stomach doesn't know they're fat. Your brain knows it. Once you convince yourself that you can do anything, you can really do anything.

If you can't see yourself rich, you'll never be rich.

The most valuable asset is time. Most people can't use it properly. They work hard to make the rich richer, but they don't put in the effort to make themselves rich.

We go to school to learn how to work hard for money. I write books and create products that teach people how to make money work hard for them.

In order to gain financial freedom, one must either be a business owner or an investor, or both, generating passive income, particularly on a monthly basis.

Finding good partners is the key to success in any endeavor: in business, in marriage, and especially in investing.

You must sow before you can reap. You must give before you can receive.

People say: I save money for retirement. Few people say: I invest to secure my pension.

Rich dad often said, give a fool money and he will throw a party.

I know the world outside of the chicken coop is intimidating. It is difficult with work, difficult with money and very bad with opportunities. But I assure you, life outside the chicken coop is vibrant, full of optimism and energy, and there are plenty of opportunities there. It's all about where you look from - from the chicken coop or outside.

The world outside the chicken coop is full of swindlers, crooks, prostitutes, etc. But at the same time there are many saints, geniuses, warriors, etc. If you choose a free life, you must learn to deal with everyone, because you will not know who they are actually, until you try to do business with them. During the transaction, everyone removes their masks.

The main thing is to find a way that is effective for you personally. Both rich dad and I built businesses and invested in real estate. But these were completely different types of business and different real estate.

Many in the middle class believe that saving money, a retirement plan, and owning a home are smart financial decisions. For all their importance for financial well-being, they will not give wealth. You need to buy or create assets that generate passive income.

Financial intelligence is born from investing time in the real world. It cannot be the result of investing in mutual funds. Investing in your financial education will not pay off immediately, but it will definitely pay off.

If you want to take control of your life, you must keep personal financial statements on a regular basis. If you do not want to do this, it is better to give money to others in a pension fund.

Modern alchemists turn money, resources, ideas into wealth with the help of assets. They know how to create assets literally out of thin air. An example is a patent or trademark. They turn even garbage into assets.

The main thing is not shine, but cash flow.

Your academic or professional success has almost nothing to do with financial success.

Kim and I bought almost 12 small properties, then sold them and bought 2 apartment buildings and were able to retire.

It wasn't money that made me rich, it was investing time and investing money when I had very little money.

In the B (Business) quadrant, it is much more profitable to borrow money than to save it.

Retirement plans will bring 8-9% per annum. Small business owners, if they know their business, can earn a much higher rate of return. Therefore, invest in your own business - you can get 40-100% with the right approach.

Consider owning four houses. You will live in one, the other three will bring you money, even if the stock market collapses.

As the captain of your own ark, you are required to insure everything you invest in.

Rich dad taught me how to create businesses and invest in real estate. I follow this formula all the time.

The most valuable asset is time. Most people can't use it properly. They work hard to make the rich richer, but they don't put in the effort to make themselves rich.

Invest time in gaining technical knowledge, then get out into the real world and try it out. Start small because you will make mistakes. In the real world, people learn from mistakes.

Just an hour away from most major cities, you can always find affordable real estate. You need to find an area that is growing in value, and over time, the property will fall under revaluation. By the time you retire, these three houses will be generating a stable income - much more reliable than a mutual fund.

Business is the strongest asset of all. Smart investors combine 2 or 3 types of assets, then increase and protect the cash flow coming from these assets. It is very difficult to get super high profits from only one type of asset.

Money game: 1st period - 25-35 years old, 2nd - 35-45 years old, 3rd - 45-55 years old, 4th - 55-65 years old. Extra time. Game over. Any game consists of periods.

First of all, you must change your mental attitude. Then write down a ten-year plan.

You give your money into the wrong hands - and they will work for other people before they start working for you.

You need to create or buy those assets that will provide you with cash flow today.

Professional investors want to know how quickly they can withdraw their money from one asset in order to acquire the next. Their goal is to constantly keep the money flowing and increase the return on investment.

When you invest with the hope that something will happen in the future, you are gambling.

Your task is to build a pipeline and constantly expand its diameter.

There are 2 kinds of money problems: one is when there is not enough of them, and the other is when there is too much of them. What problem do you choose?

The task of my money is to work hard for me, acquiring more and more assets.

One of the worst sources of financial information is losers, and you can find them everywhere. You won't succeed as an investor if you listen to the advice of losers.

A professional investor needs to know 3 things: when to enter the market, when to exit the market, and how to get your money off the table.

The professional gambler or professional investor ultimately wants to play with other people's money.

The more of your money you invest, the lower the return on investment. The less of your money is involved in the investment and the more you use other people's money, the higher your profits.

Professional investors can play for a long time, but their money is on the table only at the very beginning of the game.

I prefer to invest my time in building a business whose product or service is in ever-increasing demand over time.

Life is a game of money and time.

The modern investor must watch the market cycles. The boom in the market and the collapse of the market are the same as the well-known change of seasons. In any market, a boom always precedes a crash. Cycles 5-10-20 years. Time waits for no one.

The poor and the lazy use the word "impossible" in their speech much more often than those who succeed. Rich dad actually started from scratch, but he had a dream, a plan to achieve it, and a vision for the future.


The key to wealth is the ability to make difficult things easy. After all, the purpose of business is to simplify life, not complicate it. And it is the business that allows you to make life as easy as possible that allows you to make the most money. They all make money by making life easier for people. Cash flows to those who make life easier for people.

Investing is a never-ending process of searching, negotiating, investing and managing people and money. A strong investor always tries to get a guarantee that his money will bring him income today.


The word "impossible" blocks your potential, while the question "How can I do this?" makes your brain work to its fullest.

An American investor with an Asian appearance is of interest to many entrepreneurs. It was his book "Rich Dad Poor Dad" that many read one of the first when they became interested in business and investments. In it, he talks about many things and gives a lot of advice, but you can read some of the statements of Robert Kiyosaki (not only from the above-mentioned book) on this page.

About investments, money and business

Kiyosaki has built a career and made millions in financial consulting and investment education. Therefore, many are interested in Robert Kiyosaki's quotes about investments and business. Here are the most striking of them:

People lose because they are too afraid to lose.

If you can't see yourself rich, you'll never be rich.

Excuses are the lies you tell yourself. Stop whining, complaining and acting like children. Excuses make a person poor.

About life

If Robert Kiyosaki treated life the way most people do, he would hardly have become so famous and popular. It was the right attitude to life that helped him achieve success and become rich. Here are his life quotes.

The poor, unfortunate, unhappy and unhealthy is the one who often uses the word "tomorrow".

Be careful of those who take over your mind. No wonder we put locks on our doors. For the same reason, you should put a lock on your brain. Your greatest asset is your brain, and you need to keep the doors locked there.

Seeing what others don't see is the universal key to success.

About work

In order to succeed, Robert had to work hard. He was at the pinnacle of success, and in complete ruin, but he never gave up, because he believed in himself. This belief is reflected in his statements about work.

Every person has arms, legs, a head and 168 hours a week to do whatever they truly desire.

Your academic or professional success has almost nothing to do with financial success.

The most valuable asset is time. Most people can't use it properly. They work hard to make the rich richer, but they don't put in the effort to make themselves rich.

1. The professional gambler or professional investor ultimately wants to play with other people's money.

2. Henry Ford once said: If you think that you will succeed, then so it will be. If it seems to you that nothing will work out for you, it will happen. In both cases, you are right.

3. The poor and the lazy use the word "impossible" in their speech much more often than those who succeed. Rich dad actually started from scratch, but he had a dream, a plan to achieve it, and a vision for the future.

4. The word "impossible" blocks your potential, while the question "How can I do this?" makes your brain work to its fullest.

5. The biggest mistake people make is investing in the assets that are most popular. Buying what everyone is buying will not make you successful. You need to be able to find great investments that other people are missing out on.

6. When you invest with the hope that something will happen in the future, you are gambling.

7. When it comes to money, there will always be a lot of advisers who do not have a broken penny to their hearts.

8. The best financial information is not always available. We must go in search of her.

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9. First of all, you need to look at the value, not the price.

10. A professional investor needs to know 3 things: when to enter the market, when to exit the market, and how to take your money off the gambling table.


11. Today I am rich precisely because of what I did in my free time.

12. Tens of thousands of students have come out of business schools where they were taught that there is no point in thinking.

13. You give your money into the wrong hands - and they will work for other people before they start working for you.

14. If you don't know what to do with your money, put it in the bank and don't tell anyone that you have money to invest. If you don't know what to do with your money, then there are millions of people who know what to do with it. On this occasion, everyone has their own opinion and ready-made advice on how to manage your money.

15. The worst investments go to impatient investors.

16. It wasn't money that made me rich, it was investing time and investing money when I have
there was very little money.

17. Chuck used to rate his wealth by the number of trinkets they had. Now, before buying a trinket, he buys an asset that will pay for this trinket. Once the value of it is paid, the asset generates a flow of money for life.

18. In business, it is much more profitable to borrow money than to save it.

19. As the captain of your own ark, you must insure everything you invest in.

20. The most valuable asset is time. Most people can't use it properly. They work hard to make the rich richer, but don't put in the effort to make themselves rich.

Success in business is what the forces of every person are directed at, and it doesn’t matter at all whether it is success in business, in creativity or personal affairs. Everyone wants to be successful in what they do, and that's okay. There are a lot of successful people around us. Particularly successful ones share their tips and motivations to achieve the goal. Some advice or better to say business quotes have become a kind of aphorisms and a good tool for motivation. Very simple but at the same time containing . We hope that my small selection of business quotes will be useful to you in achieving success in your business.

The vast majority of people give up a stone's throw away from success. They stop their journey at the moment when success is a few steps around the corner. And the saddest thing is that they will never know how close he was!

How to achieve a dream

  • “All our dreams can come true – only if we have the courage to follow them…” Walt Disney
  • Do you really have a dream? What have you done today to make it happen?
  • If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. Robert Orben
  • So many people wait all week for Friday, the whole month of the holiday, the whole year of summer, and all their lives of happiness.
  • When a person does not know which pier he is on his way to, not a single wind will be favorable for him. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
  • The dreams that are most easily realized are those that are not in doubt. © Alexandre Dumas (father)
  • A miracle is always waiting for us somewhere near despair. © Erich Maria Remarque

Achieving Success

  • Success is nothing more than a few simple rules followed daily, and failure is just a few mistakes repeated daily. Together they make up what leads us to either success or failure!
  • In any project, the most important factor is the belief in success. Without faith, success is impossible. © William James
  • When you start living with a purpose, everything instantly falls into place. Living with a purpose means doing what you love, what you are good at, and what you consider important to you.
  • You don't have to be smarter than others to be successful, you just have to be a day faster than most.
  • If a person has really achieved success, then his page is not on VKontakte, but on Wikipedia
  • Success is not created by ability, but by desire. © Richard Denny

  • Never be afraid to do what you can't. Remember, the ark was built by an amateur. Professionals built the Titanic
  • Whoever buys the excess ends up selling what is needed.
  • Do something new every day that you didn't do yesterday and you will succeed.
  • By dropping the phrase “I don’t have time…”, you will soon realize that you have time for almost everything that you see fit to do in life.
  • Great deeds are accomplished not by super-efforts, but by perseverance.
  • Money should be managed, not served.
  • How many times do I have to remind you that work won't make you rich? How many times do I have to remind you that you get rich in your free time?
  • We are what we constantly do. Perfection, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.
  • First, listen to your inner voice, no matter how good things are on paper. Second: you can earn more if you do what you know well. And third, sometimes the best investments are the ones you didn't make.
  • When it seems that the whole world is against you, remember that the plane takes off against the wind.
  • An idea that cannot be implemented is like a soap bubble.
  • Whoever works all day has no time to earn money.
  • A small leak sinks a big ship.
  • Our life is spent on trifles. Therefore, constantly simplify everything. Henry David Thoreau
  • Personally, I love strawberries with cream, but for some reason fish prefer worms. That's why when I go fishing, I don't think about what I love, but about what the fish loves. Dale Carnegie
  • Strive not to succeed, but to ensure that your life has meaning. Albert Einstein
  • Opportunities are usually disguised as impossibly hard work - so most people don't recognize them and skip them. Ann Landers
  • The world belongs to the optimists, the pessimists are just spectators. François Guizot
  • The more self-confident we are, the better we will be able to develop and display our abilities. The more chances that our abilities will be appreciated.
  • You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.
  • It is not enough to have outstanding qualities, one must also be able to use them.
  • As I got older, I realize how fleeting time is. I don't want to waste it. I want to spend time with the people I love and do things that really mean something.
  • Never let failure be an option
  • There is nothing to fear but fear itself.
  • It is better to be in the company of people who are better than yourself... Choose acquaintances whose behavior is better than yours and you will rush in this direction.
  • Millions of people have seen apples fall, but only Newton asked why.
  • Opening a store is easy, but keeping it open is an art. © Confucius
  • It doesn't take much effort to do something, it takes a lot more energy to decide WHAT to do. © Elbert Hubbard
  • There is a golden rule that I demonstrate by my example to my children: you must treat every person the way you would like to be treated. Robert De Niro
  • If you want to get promoted quickly and permanently, work harder and do a better job than expected.
    When completing a task, each time try to surpass your previous result, and soon you will surpass everyone around you.
  • Who told you that this is impossible, and what great achievements give him the right to set limits for you?
  • Where and who will you be in 10 years if you continue on the current path?
  • A successful person always thinks about what he wants, and not about what he does not want.
  • Be sure of exactly what you want to receive from life, and be twice as sure of what you can give in return.
  • Choose your main life goal, do not be afraid to aim high, because no matter how high you aim, the achievements may be lower.
  • If you don't know what you want, don't say you didn't have a chance.
  • An educated person is not always someone who has a lot of knowledge, but someone who knows where to find the necessary knowledge when they are needed.
  • Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
  • Work hard! The world will not be a paradise For those who want to live lazy.
  • Falling is not dangerous, and not shameful, to remain lying - both.
  • He who does not know the value of time is not born for glory.
  • Never give up - never, never, never, never, neither in big nor in small, neither in big nor in small, never give up, unless it is contrary to honor and common sense. Never succumb to force, never succumb to the obviously superior power of your opponent. Winston Churchill
  • You can't win or lose until you're racing. David Bowie
  • A sense of self-importance makes a person hopeless: heavy, clumsy and empty. Being a warrior means being light and fluid. Carlos Castaneda
  • Anyone who wants to see the results of his work immediately should become a shoemaker. © Albert Einstein
  • “If you want to earn money, work, if you want to get rich, think of something of your own”
  • Leaders are not born or made by anyone - they make themselves.
  • If you can't see yourself rich, you'll never be rich. © Robert Kiyosaki.
  • Until you try, you won't understand. This is what I tell my children. © Robert De Niro
  • Lack of sleep is not a problem. The problem is when you don't know why you wake up in the morning!
  • You don't need to work hard - you need to work at the right time in the right place. Philip Kotler
  • The best job is the highest paying hobby. © Henry Ford
  • The only way to define the limits of the possible is to go beyond those limits.
  • If you want to make a person feel bad - give a fish, if you want to do well - give a fishing rod © proverb

    15 ways to be the best at what you do

    1. Today be better than yesterday.
    2. Do what inspires you.
    3. Pay 10% attention to the problem that is in front of you, and 90% to its solution.
    4. Do your job at the highest level.
    5. Praise others, especially when others need praise.
    6. Practice your craft daily to become a virtuoso.
    7. Work hard, don't make excuses.
    8. Learn to get up quickly after falls.
    9. Keep the promises you made to others and to yourself.
    10. Show nobility, especially in difficult times.
    11. Always strive to exceed expectations.
    12. Daily take time to restore physical and mental strength.
    13. Make your home comfort the foundation of your success.
    14. Play sports like a professional athlete.
    15. Inspire others to be better than they were yesterday.