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" 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. "

Robert Kiyosaki

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Water

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Robert Kiyosaki

Than

War

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" I don't like being told what to do and kissing you-know-what to get up the corporate ladder. "

Robert Kiyosaki

Being

" Unfortunately, in a recession, the people who suffer the most aren't the rich, but the wanna-be rich and the poor. "

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" People clinging to job security, savings, retirement plans, and other relics will be the ones financially-ravaged from 2010-2020, the most volatile world-changing decade in history. "

" If you have faith in our leaders of commerce, don't buy gold. If you do not have faith in them, maybe you should buy gold or silver. "

" Generous people can become more generous as they become richer, giving away vast fortunes to worthwhile causes as Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are doing. "

Robert Kiyosaki

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Giving

" I resigned from the Marine Corps and flying in 1974, even though I loved them both. I quit because I no longer wanted to fight for peace. Instead, I believe we can build a more sustainable peace by working for prosperity. "