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Rich Dad Poor Dad

What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!

Book By: Robert Kiyosaki
Publishing Year: 1997

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If you know anything about personal investing or if you are someone who has just begun learning about the topic, then you ought to read Rich Dad Poor Dad. Though it's been almost 23 years since it was published, Robert Kiyosaki's Rich Dad Poor Dad still manages to be a must-read in the genre of business, personal investment, economics, and entrepreneurship. The book has sold millions of copies in over 50 languages and was also the New York Times Bestseller for six years in a row. It advocates the importance of real estate-investment and emphasizes on improving one's financial intelligence by investing in assets. In the book, the author, Robert Kiyosaki, narrates the money lessons he has learnt over the years from his two fathers, and outlines the stark difference between the two fathers’ ideologies surrounding money.

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Rich Dad Poor Dad Quotes

18 of the best quotes from Rich Dad Poor Dad Book

  1. Emotions are what make us human.
  2. - Robert Kiyosaki
  3. You're only poor if you give up.
  4. - Robert Kiyosaki
  5. 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.
  6. - Robert Kiyosaki
  7. Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.
  8. - Robert Kiyosaki
  9. 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.
  10. - Robert Kiyosaki
  11. If you’re the kind of person who has no guts, you just give up every time life pushes you. If you’re that kind of person, you’ll live all your life playing it safe, doing the right things, saving yourself for something that never happens. Then, you die a boring old man.
  12. - Robert Kiyosaki
  13. Emotions are what make us human. Make us real. The word 'emotion' stands for energy in motion. Be truthful about your emotions, and use your mind and emotions in your favor, not against yourself.
  14. - Robert Kiyosaki
  15. The love of money is the root of all evil." The lack of money is the root of all evil.
  16. - Robert Kiyosaki
  17. The single most powerful asset we all have is our mind. If it is trained well, it can create enormous wealth in what seems to be an instant.
  18. - Robert Kiyosaki
  19. 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.
  20. - Robert Kiyosaki
  21. Financial freedom is not a retirement plan. It’s a way of life.
  22. - Robert Kiyosaki
  23. The rich don’t work for money. They make money work for them.
  24. - Robert Kiyosaki
  25. The most successful people in life are the ones who ask questions. They’re always learning. They’re always growing. They’re always pushing.
  26. - Robert Kiyosaki
  27. Money is not the goal. Money has no value. The value comes from the dreams money helps achieve.
  28. - Robert Kiyosaki
  29. The difference between the rich and the poor is how they manage fear.
  30. - Robert Kiyosaki
  31. The most successful people in life are the ones who ask questions. They’re always learning. They’re always growing. They’re always pushing.
  32. - Robert Kiyosaki
  33. The biggest challenge you have is to challenge your own self-doubt and your laziness. It is your self-doubt and your laziness that defines and limit who you are.
  34. - Robert Kiyosaki
  35. Sight is what you see with your eyes, vision is what you see with your mind.
  36. - Robert Kiyosaki