All the time and effort people devote to picking the right fund, the hot hand, the great manager have, in most cases, led to no advantage.

The real key to making money in stocks is not to get scared out of them.

All the math you need in the stock market you get in the fourth grade.

Everyone has the brainpower to make money in stocks. Not everyone has the stomach. If you are susceptible to selling everything in a panic, you ought to avoid stocks and mutual funds altogether.

The most important organ in the body as far as the stock market is concerned is the guts, not the head. Anyone can acquire the know-how for analyzing stocks.

I don't know anyone who said on their deathbed: 'Gee, I wish I'd spent more time at the office.'

The typical big winner in the Lynch portfolio generally takes three to ten years to play out.