Speculation leads you the wrong way. It allows you to put your emotions first, whereas investment gets emotions out of the picture.
John C. BogleFund investors are confident that they can easily select superior fund managers. They are wrong.
John C. BogleIf you're very talented and keep winning, you'll do just fine. It may take a while. But the talent is hard to identify and talent is hard to tell from luck. There's an awful lot of luck in this business. Past performance is not helpful in judging future performance.
John C. Bogle