--- title: "10 Long Quotes By Peter Lynch" description: "10 Long quotes by Peter Lynch. Plus more from Peter Lynch and more Long sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c5/peter-lynch-2902_long_long-shots-almost-always-miss-the-mark-1_1692324.png" --- > [Long shots almost always miss the mark.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/long-shots-almost-always-miss-the-mark/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c5/peter-lynch-2902_long_long-shots-almost-always-miss-the-mark-1_1692324.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ca/peter-lynch-2902_addict_long-term-investing-has-gotten-so-popula_314612.png) > [Stocks are a safe bet, but only if you stay invested long enough to ride out the corrections.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/stocks-are-a-safe-bet-but-only-if-you-stay-invested-long-enough-to-2/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f70/peter-lynch-2902_corrections_stocks-are-a-safe-bet-but-only-if-you-st_2064066.png) > [The stock market really isn't a gamble, as long as you pick good companies that you think will do well, and not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/the-stock-market-really-isn-t-a-gamble-as-long-as-you-pick-good/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e5/peter-lynch-2902_company_the-stock-market-really-isn-t-a-gamble-a_3198016.png) > [Your ultimate success or failure will depend on your ability to ignore the worries of the world long enough to allow your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/your-ultimate-success-or-failure-will-depend-on-your-ability-to/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6eb/peter-lynch-2902_ability_your-ultimate-success-or-failure-will-de_2550272.png) > [It's human nature to keep doing something as long as it's pleasurable and you can succeed at it, which is why the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/it-s-human-nature-to-keep-doing-something-as-long-as-it-s-pleasurable/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1c/peter-lynch-2902_human-nature_it-s-human-nature-to-keep-doing-somethin_3218996.jpg) > [What makes stocks valuable in the long run isn't the market. It's the profitability of the shares in the companies you own.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/what-makes-stocks-valuable-in-the-long-run-isn-t-the-market-it-s-the/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4c/peter-lynch-2902_company_what-makes-stocks-valuable-in-the-long-r_1969262.jpg) > [In the long run, a portfolio of well chosen stocks and/or equity mutual funds will always outperform a portfolio of bonds or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/in-the-long-run-a-portfolio-of-well-chosen-stocks-and-or-equity/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94f/peter-lynch-2902_accounts_in-the-long-run-a-portfolio-of-well-chos_504994.png) > [In the long run, it's not just how much money you make that will determine your future prosperity. It's how much of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/in-the-long-run-it-s-not-just-how-much-money-you-make-that-will/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b72/peter-lynch-2902_best-investment_in-the-long-run-it-s-not-just-how-much-m_349634.png) > [Often, there is no correlation between the success of a company's operations and the success of its stock over a few months…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/often-there-is-no-correlation-between-the-success-of-a-company-s/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2c/peter-lynch-2902_be-patient_often-there-is-no-correlation-between-th_2301950.png) ## Other authors on Long ## 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 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