Rich Dad, Poor Dad Quotes

“Job is an acronym for ‘Just Over Broke.’ ”

“Skills make you rich, not theories.”

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

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

“A person can be highly educated, professionally successful, and financially literate.”

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

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

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

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

″ ‘I can’t afford it’ shuts down your brain. ‘How can I afford it?’ open up possibilities, excitement and dreams.

“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.”

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

“So many people say, ‘Oh, I’m not interested in money.’ Yet they’ll work at a job for eight hours a day.”

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

“Sight is what you see with your eyes, vision is what you see with your mind.”

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“You must fire bad customers just as you would fire a bad employee. If you do not get rid of your bad employees, the good employees will leave. If I do not fire bad customers, not only will my good customers leave but many of my good employees will leave as well.”

“It’s more important to grow your income than cut your expenses. It’s more important to grow your spirit that cut your dreams.”

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

“I am concerned that too many people are focused too much on money and not on their greatest wealth, which is their education.”

“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.”