Declines are temporary, gains are permanent.
All financial success comes from acting on a plan. A lot of financial failure comes from reacting to the market
Investment performance doesn't determine real-life returns; investor behavior does.
You have to pick what you're going to be worried about. Markets are volatile, but retirement is certain.
Wealth is not determined by investment performance, but by investor behavior.
Once you decide that mediocrity is unthinkable, your only choices are excellence and quitting.