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> [An awful lot of people keep a stock too long because it gives them warm fuzzies – particularly when a contrarian stance has been vindicated. If they sell it, they lose bragging rights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-neff/an-awful-lot-of-people-keep-a-stock-too-long-because-it-gives-them/)

[John Neff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-neff/)

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## More by John Neff

> [I've never bought a stock unless, in my view, it was on sale.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-neff/i-ve-never-bought-a-stock-unless-in-my-view-it-was-on-sale/)

[John Neff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-neff/)

> [ The baskets start at $25 and\] the sky's the limit, I've done baskets worth hundreds of dollars. At that price, they are putting in… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-neff/the-baskets-start-at-25-and-the-sky-s-the-limit-i-ve-done-baskets/)

[John Neff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-neff/)

> [It's not always easy to do what's not popular, but that's where you make your money. Buy stocks that look bad to less careful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-neff/it-s-not-always-easy-to-do-what-s-not-popular-but-that-s-where-you/)

[John Neff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-neff/)

> [I don't read, much less follow, the valuations or predictions. I study the numbers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-neff/i-don-t-read-much-less-follow-the-valuations-or-predictions-i-study/)

[John Neff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-neff/)

> [An awful lot of people keep a stock too long because it gives them warm fuzzies – particularly when a contrarian stance has been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-neff/an-awful-lot-of-people-keep-a-stock-too-long-because-it-gives-them/)

[John Neff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-neff/)

> [Successful stocks don't tell you when to sell. When you feel like bragging, it's probably time to sell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-neff/successful-stocks-don-t-tell-you-when-to-sell-when-you-feel-like/)

[John Neff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-neff/)

> [I don't want a lot of good investments; I want a few outstanding ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-neff/i-don-t-want-a-lot-of-good-investments-i-want-a-few-outstanding-ones/)

[John Neff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-neff/)

> [Investment success does not require glamour stocks or bull markets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-neff/investment-success-does-not-require-glamour-stocks-or-bull-markets/)

[John Neff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-neff/)

> [Brand-name growth stocks ordinarily command the highest p/e ratios. Rising prices beget attention, and vice versa - but only to a point. Eventually their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-neff/brand-name-growth-stocks-ordinarily-command-the-highest-p-e-ratios/)

[John Neff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-neff/)

> [Buy on the cannons and sell on the trumpets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-neff/buy-on-the-cannons-and-sell-on-the-trumpets/)

[John Neff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-neff/)

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