A lot of people got in at the wrong time. A lot of people did very well and some people said, "This is it. I'll never get back in again." And they maybe meant it, but they probably got back in again anyway.

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

I deal in facts, not forecasting the future. That's crystal ball stuff. That doesn't work.

Behind every stock is a company. Find out what it's doing.

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.

The simpler it is, the better I like it.

The person that turns over the most rocks wins the game. And that's always been my philosophy.