233 Quotes by Peter Lynch

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    The worst thing you can do is invest in companies you know nothing about. Unfortunately, buying stocks on ignorance is still a popular American pastime.

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    A lot of people got in at the wrong time. A lot of people did very well and some people said, "This is it. I'll never get back in again." And they maybe meant it, but they probably got back in again anyway.

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    Stocks are a safe bet, but only if you stay invested long enough to ride out the corrections.

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    You only need a few good stocks in your lifetime. I mean how many times do you need a stock to go up ten-fold to make a lot of money? Not a lot.

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    I can't recall ever once having seen the name of a market timer on Forbes' annual list of the richest people in the world. If it were truly possible to predict corrections, you'd think somebody would have made billions by doing it.

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    The basic story remains simple and never-ending. Stocks aren't lottery tickets. There's a company attached to every share.

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