"I've had all six of my books reach the New York Times bestseller list, which is especially rewarding seeing as I flunked out of high school twice because I couldn't write. It just goes to show you that we learn from our mistakes."
"A lot of people are afraid to tell the truth, to say no. That's where toughness comes into play. Toughness is not being a bully. It's having backbone."
"Academic qualifications are important and so is financial education. They're both important and schools are forgetting one of them."
"I have a problem with too much money. I can't reinvest it fast enough, and because I reinvest it, more money comes in. Yes, the rich do get richer."
"Money is kind of a base subject. Like water, food, air and housing, it affects everything yet for some reason the world of academics thinks it's a subject below their social standing."
"We go to school to learn to work hard for money. I write books and create products that teach people how to have money work hard for them."
"Inside of every problem lies an opportunity."
"You have to be smart. The easy days are over."
"When people are lame, they love to blame."
"I still consider myself a little, fat kid from Hawaii."
"Face your fears and doubts, and new worlds will open to you."
"A game is like a mirror that allows you to look at yourself."
"If you want to go somewhere, it is best to find someone who has already been there."
"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."
"In military school, on day one you must memorize the mission of the Merchant Marine Academy."
"If you can ask a young man to give his life for his country, you can lead people."
"I would say raising capital is one of the weakest things for most entrepreneurs."
"Military school was great and especially great for leadership and then I spent two years in Vietnam."
"As a young kid, I really wanted to be rich."
"Confidence comes from discipline and training."
"Quitting is the easiest thing to do."
"When times are bad is when the real entrepreneurs emerge."
"That's correct, I flunked out of high school twice because I couldn't write."
"I've actually taken companies public, I've actually busted companies, I've actually gone broke."
"I mean, Hawaii is beautiful, but the world is full of beautiful places."
