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> [When people discover they are no good at baseball or hockey, they put away their bats and their skates and they take up amateur golf or stamp collecting or gardening. But when people discover they are no good at picking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/when-people-discover-they-are-no-good-at-baseball-or-hockey-they-put/)

[Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/)

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> [My method for picking stocks has never changed. When businesses go from crappy to semicrappy, there's money to be made.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/my-method-for-picking-stocks-has-never-changed-when-businesses-go/)

[Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/)

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## 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/)

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