Stocks Quotes by Peter Lynch

If a picture is worth a thousand words, in business, so is a number.

— 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…

— Peter Lynch

You just don't know when you can find the bottom.

— 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.…

— 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…

— Peter Lynch

“In other words, I continue to think like an amateur as frequently as possible. GOING IT ALONE”

— 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…

— 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.…

— 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…

— Peter Lynch

Owning stocks is like having children - don't get involved with more than you can handle.

— Peter Lynch

When you sell in desperation, you always sell cheap.

— Peter Lynch

“Remember, things are never clear until it’s too late.”

— 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.

— Peter Lynch

Don't bottom fish.

— Peter Lynch

It would be wonderful if we could avoid the setbacks with timely exits, but nobody has figured out how to predict them.

— Peter Lynch