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title: "5 Broke Quotes By Robert Kiyosaki"
description: "5 Broke quotes by Robert Kiyosaki. Plus more from Robert Kiyosaki and more Broke sayings from other authors."
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> [We've all heard stories of lottery winners, rock stars, heirs and heiresses, and professional athletes becoming millionaire morons who wake up rich…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/we-ve-all-heard-stories-of-lottery-winners-rock-stars-heirs-and/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c12/robert-kiyosaki-260_athletes_we-ve-all-heard-stories-of-lottery-winne_109968.jpg)

> [World War II broke out in 1939, and many people credit that war with saving the economy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/world-war-ii-broke-out-in-1939-and-many-people-credit-that-war-with/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3df/robert-kiyosaki-260_broke_world-war-ii-broke-out-in-1939-and-many_439737.jpg)

> [I've actually taken companies public, I've actually busted companies, I've actually gone broke.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/i-ve-actually-taken-companies-public-i-ve-actually-busted-companies-i/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd6/robert-kiyosaki-260_broke_i-ve-actually-taken-companies-public-i-v_1337452.jpg)

> [If you want to change who you are, begin by changing the size of your dream. Even if you are broke, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/if-you-want-to-change-who-you-are-begin-by-changing-the-size-of-your/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04e/robert-kiyosaki-260_being-rich_if-you-want-to-change-who-you-are-begin_2105745.jpg)

> [Broke is temporary, poor is eternal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/broke-is-temporary-poor-is-eternal/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25f/robert-kiyosaki-260_broke_broke-is-temporary-poor-is-eternal-24403_2440366.jpg)

## Other authors on Broke

## More by Robert Kiyosaki

> [Most people put money in their piggy bank. I buy a goose that lays golden eggs over and over again. That's what an asset…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/most-people-put-money-in-their-piggy-bank-i-buy-a-goose-that-lays/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

> [The benefit of living in a free society is that we all have the choice to be rich, poor, or middle class. The decision…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/the-benefit-of-living-in-a-free-society-is-that-we-all-have-the/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

> [Rich dad has taught me "You can't do it" doesn't necessarily mean "you can't". It more often means "they can't".](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/rich-dad-has-taught-me-you-can-t-do-it-doesn-t-necessarily-mean-you/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

> [The greatest secret of winners is that failure inspires winning; thus, they are not afraid of losing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/the-greatest-secret-of-winners-is-that-failure-inspires-winning-thus/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

> [A truly intelligent person is the dumbest person on the team he is leading.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/a-truly-intelligent-person-is-the-dumbest-person-on-the-team-he-is/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

> [Corporate America is a 20th-century dinosaur, trembling on the edge of extinction, and the only way for you to have a genuinely secure future…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/corporate-america-is-a-20th-century-dinosaur-trembling-on-the-edge-of/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

> [If you don't like the idea that most of the money spent on lottery tickets supports government programs, you should know that most of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/if-you-don-t-like-the-idea-that-most-of-the-money-spent-on-lottery/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

> [Jobs are a centuries-old concept created during the Industrial Revolution. Despite the reality that we're now deep in the Information Age, many people are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/jobs-are-a-centuries-old-concept-created-during-the-industrial/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

> [A job is a short term solution to a long term problem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/a-job-is-a-short-term-solution-to-a-long-term-problem/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

> [Excuses cost a dime and that's why the poor could afford a lot of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/excuses-cost-a-dime-and-that-s-why-the-poor-could-afford-a-lot-of-it/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

> [In today's rapidly changing world, the people who are not taking risk are the risk takers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/in-today-s-rapidly-changing-world-the-people-who-are-not-taking-risk/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

> [For people who live in the suburbs and must commute long distances to work, their wealth will sink as energy prices rise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/for-people-who-live-in-the-suburbs-and-must-commute-long-distances-to/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

> [The strength of character and emotional intelligence to face your failures and learn from them are at the core of success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/the-strength-of-character-and-emotional-intelligence-to-face-your/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

> [The biggest trap, the biggest dungeon in life isn't laziness or bad luck, it's comfort.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/the-biggest-trap-the-biggest-dungeon-in-life-isn-t-laziness-or-bad/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

> [If you had seen me back in high school, there's no way you would have ever said I would become an author or teacher…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/if-you-had-seen-me-back-in-high-school-there-s-no-way-you-would-have/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

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