Top 30 quotes from Robert Kiyosaki on business and money

New Delhi: Robert Kiyosaki, best known for his book Rich Dad, Poor Dad, which has held a top spot on the New York Times bestsellers list for over six years, is a renowned investor, entrepreneur and educator whose perspectives on money and investing are a bit different from the conventional wisdom. Kiyosaki's philosophy mostly revolves around generating passive income through investments and continuing to build up these investments until their passive income can support you.Throughout the 70's and 80's, Kiyosaki ran several of his own businesses. The most notable was the first nylon and Velcro "surfer" wallets. In his books he tells that since he didn't know enough about patents and trademarks at that time, the business eventually folded as a result. But his venture in wallets sharpened his entrepreneurial skills and laid a strong foundation for his sophisticated sales and marketing techniques. Soon after Kiyosaki started investing in real estate and small-cap stocks, but was not able to do quiet well. Then, in 1985, he struck gold. Kiyosaki founded an international education company that taught business and investing to tens of thousands of students throughout the world. The business was an opportunity for him to polish his communication and marketing skills. In 1994, Kiyosaki officially “retired,” and the Rich Dad brand was born.After retiring, he continued his real estate and business investments, and began work on Rich Dad, Poor Dad, which hit bookstores in 1997. After facing initial resistance from publishers, Kiyosaki took matters into his own hands. He printed 1,000 copies himself, and the book became an underground success. Rich Dad is now on shelves everywhere and has spawned into an army of similarly-packaged books, board games, and so on.He admits to not being a great writer, but says there is a big difference in being a good writer and a best-selling author. And selling is what Kiyosaki does best. Rich Dad Poor Dad ranks as the longest-running bestseller on all four of the lists that report to Publisher's Weekly - The New York Times, Business Week, The Wall Street Journal and USA Today - and was named "USA Today's #1 Money Book" for two years in a row. It is also the third longest-running 'how-to' best seller of all time.Translated into 51 languages and available in 109 countries, the Rich Dad series has sold a whooping 27 million copies worldwide. In 2005, Robert was inducted into Amazon.com Hall of Fame as one of that bookseller's Top 25 Authors.Here we have compiled top 30 quotes from him on business, investment and money:Confidence comes from discipline and training. 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.“Business is like a wheel barrow. Nothing happens until you start pushing.” “Sight is what you see with your eyes, vision is what you see with your mind.” “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. “The richest people in the world build networks; everyone else is trained to look for work.” “Skills make you rich, not theories.” “The ability to sell is the number one skill in business. If you cannot sell, don't bother thinking about becoming a business owner.” “The more I risk being rejected, the better my chances are of being accepted.” “People who dream small dreams continue to live as small people.” “People without financial knowledge, who take advice from financial experts are like lemmings simply following their leader. They race for the cliff and leap into the ocean of financial uncertainty, hoping to swim to the other side.” “Losers quit when they fail. Winners fail until they succeed.” “In today's rapidly changing world, the people who are not taking risk are the risk takers.” “A mistake is a signal that it is time to learn something new, something you don't know before.” “Too many people are too lazy to think. Instead of learning something new, they think the same thought day in day out.” “Thinking is hard work. When you are forced to think, you expand your mental capacity. When you expand your mental capacity, your wealth increases.” “There are no mistakes in life, just learning opportunities.” “Business and investing are team sports.” “There are no bad business and investment opportunities, but there are bad entrepreneurs and investors.” “Forget the Carmel. If a man can pass through the eye of the needle, he will enter the world of tremendous wealth. “If you want to be rich, simply serve more people.” “When employees unite, they form a union but when business owners unite, they form a team.” “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.” “Be careful when you take on debt. If you take on debt personally, make sure it is small. If you take on large debt, make sure someone else is paying for it.” “Leverage is the reason some people become rich and others do not become rich.” “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.”“The most important word in the world of money is cash flow. The second most important word is leverage.” “It does not take money to make money.” “The problem with having a job is that it gets in the way of getting rich.”"Inside of every problem lies an opportunity."