the stock market demands conviction as surely as it victimizes the unconvinced. - Peter Lynch

This is one of the keys to successful investing: focus on the companies, not on the stocks.

When somebody says, "Any idiot could run this joint," that's a plus as far as I'm concerned, because sooner or later any idiot probably is going to be running it.

Whenever you invest in any company, you’re looking for its market cap to rise. This can’t happen unless buyers are paying higher prices for the shares, making your investment more valuable.