--- title: "4 Decline Quotes By Peter Lynch" description: "4 Decline quotes by Peter Lynch. Plus more from Peter Lynch and more Decline sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4c/peter-lynch-2902_brain_i-ve-always-said-the-key-organ-here-isn_1106468.jpg" --- > [I've always said, the key organ here isn't the brain, it's the stomach. When things start to decline - there are bad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/i-ve-always-said-the-key-organ-here-isn-t-the-brain-it-s-the-stomach/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4c/peter-lynch-2902_brain_i-ve-always-said-the-key-organ-here-isn_1106468.jpg) > [People who want to know how stocks fared on any given day ask, "Where did the Dow close?" I'm more interested in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/people-who-want-to-know-how-stocks-fared-on-any-given-day-ask-where/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f2/peter-lynch-2902_asks_people-who-want-to-know-how-stocks-fared_1753884.jpg) > [A stock market decline is as routine as a January blizzard in Colorado. If you're prepared, it can't hurt you. A decline…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/a-stock-market-decline-is-as-routine-as-a-january-blizzard-in/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/046/peter-lynch-2902_bargains_a-stock-market-decline-is-as-routine-as_1879285.png) > [You get recessions, you have stock market declines. If you don't understand that's going to happen, then you're not ready, you won't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/you-get-recessions-you-have-stock-market-declines-if-you-don-t/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16c/peter-lynch-2902_customer_you-get-recessions-you-have-stock-market_2872655.png) ## Other authors on Decline - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decline/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-milton-friedman-68333.jpg) Milton Friedman 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decline/milton-friedman/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-martin-jacques-64730.jpg) Martin Jacques 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decline/martin-jacques/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-benjamin-graham-17141.jpg) Benjamin Graham 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decline/benjamin-graham/) - [Samuel Johnson 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decline/samuel-johnson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-penelope-spheeris-74493.jpg) Penelope Spheeris 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decline/penelope-spheeris/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-ludwig-von-mises-61872.jpg) Ludwig von Mises 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decline/ludwig-von-mises/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-lester-r-brown-59929.jpg) Lester R. Brown 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decline/lester-r-brown/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bernie-sanders-17420.jpg) Bernie Sanders 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decline/bernie-sanders/) ## More by Peter Lynch > [If a picture is worth a thousand words, in business, so is a number.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/if-a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words-in-business-so-is-a-number/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) > [“The old Wall Street adage "never invest in anything that eats or needs repairs" may apply to racehorses, but it's malarkey when it comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/the-old-wall-street-adage-never-invest-in-anything-that-eats-or-needs/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) > [You just don't know when you can find the bottom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/you-just-don-t-know-when-you-can-find-the-bottom/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) > [I think you have to learn that there's a company behind every stock, and that there's only one real reason why stocks go up.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/i-think-you-have-to-learn-that-there-s-a-company-behind-every-stock/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) > [If you're prepared to invest in a company, then you ought to be able to explain why in simple language that a fifth grader…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/if-you-re-prepared-to-invest-in-a-company-then-you-ought-to-be-able/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) > [“In other words, I continue to think like an amateur as frequently as possible. GOING IT ALONE”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/in-other-words-i-continue-to-think-like-an-amateur-as-frequently-as/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) > [Absent a lot of surprises, stocks are relatively predictable over twenty years. As to whether they're going to be higher or lower in two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/absent-a-lot-of-surprises-stocks-are-relatively-predictable-over/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) > [A lot of people got in at the wrong time. A lot of people did very well and some people said, "This is it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/a-lot-of-people-got-in-at-the-wrong-time-a-lot-of-people-did-very/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) > [All you need for a lifetime of successful investing is a few big winners, and the pluses from those will overwhelm the minuses from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/all-you-need-for-a-lifetime-of-successful-investing-is-a-few-big/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) > [Owning stocks is like having children - don't get involved with more than you can handle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/owning-stocks-is-like-having-children-don-t-get-involved-with-more/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) > [When you sell in desperation, you always sell cheap.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/when-you-sell-in-desperation-you-always-sell-cheap/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) > [“Remember, things are never clear until it’s too late.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/remember-things-are-never-clear-until-it-s-too-late/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) > [Long-term investing has gotten so popular, it's easier to admit you're a crack addict than to admit you're a short-term investor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/long-term-investing-has-gotten-so-popular-it-s-easier-to-admit-you-re/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) > [Don't bottom fish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/don-t-bottom-fish/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) > [It would be wonderful if we could avoid the setbacks with timely exits, but nobody has figured out how to predict them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/it-would-be-wonderful-if-we-could-avoid-the-setbacks-with-timely/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decline/peter-lynch/#itemlist", "name": "4 Decline Quotes By Peter Lynch", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've always said, the key organ here isn't the brain, it's the stomach. 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