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 LynchDuring the Gold Rush, most would-be miners lost money, but people who sold them picks, shovels, tents and blue-jeans (Levi Strauss) made a nice profit.
Peter LynchSo 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