The natural-born investor is a myth.

- Peter Lynch
More Quotes By Peter Lynch
- The list of qualities (an investor should have) include patience, self-reliance, common sense, a tolerance for pain, open-mindedness,...
- It’s human nature to keep doing something as long as it’s pleasurable and you can succeed at it,...
- Although it’s easy to forget sometimes, a share is not a lottery ticket… it’s part-ownership of a business.
- Far more money has been lost by investors preparing for corrections, or trying to anticipate corrections, than has...
- Never invest in any idea you can’t illustrate with a crayon
- When stocks are attractive, you buy them. Sure, they can go lower. I’ve bought stocks at $12 that...
- Everyone has the brain power to make money in stocks. Not everyone has the stomach.
- Often, there is no correlation between the success of a company’s operations and the success of its stock...
- You only need a few good stocks in your lifetime. I mean how many times do you need...
- Logic is the subject that has helped me most in picking stocks, if only because it taught me...
- The person that turns over the most rocks wins the game. And that’s always been my philosophy.
- A price drop in a good stock is only a tragedy if you sell at that price and...
- Never invest in a company without understanding its finances. The biggest losses in stocks come from companies with...
- Know what you own, and know why you own it.
- It only takes a handful of big winners to make a lifetime of investing worthwhile.
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