Owning stocks is like having children - don't get involved with more than you can handle. Peter Lynch More Quotes by Peter Lynch More Quotes From Peter Lynch The junior high schools and high schools of America have forgotten to teach one of the most important courses of all. Investing. Peter Lynch importantamericaschool Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Suicide is a choice and I think if we work with that with kids, we'll get somewhere. Peter Lynch suicidekidsthinking That's not to say there's no such thing as an overvalued market, but there's no point worrying about it. Peter Lynch no-pointinvestingworry 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 stocks, they are likely to continue to do it anyway. Peter Lynch hockeybaseballgolf I spend about fifteen minutes a year on economic analysis. Peter Lynch fifteenanalysisyears In our society, it's been the men who've handled most of the finances, and the women who've stood by and watched men botch things up. Peter Lynch investingour-societymen So while I was in college I did a little study on the freight industry, the air freight industry. And I looked at this company called Flying Tiger. And I actually put a thousand dollars in it and I remember I thought this air cargo was going to be a thing of the future. Peter Lynch flyingcollegeair You can't see the future through a rearview mirror Peter Lynch rearview-mirrormirrors I like to buy a company any fool can manage because eventually one will. Peter Lynch managecompanyfool I've always been a great lover of baseball. Peter Lynch great-loveloversbaseball Never invest in anything that cannot be illustrated with a crayon Peter Lynch crayon In the summer of 1990, I was buying stocks and I was probably three or four months early there. But we had a great rally in 1991. Peter Lynch fourthreesummer When even the analysts are bored, it's time to start buying. Peter Lynch analystsboredbuying Don't bottom fish. Peter Lynch fishbottom But my system for over 30 years has been this: When stocks are attractive, you buy them. Sure, they can go lower. I've bought stocks at $12 that went to $2, but then they later went to $30. Peter Lynch overgoyouattractive
