Thomas Watson Jr. Quotes

Where I am right now I'm pretty good at. You know, I understand that there's a problem. I'm addressing it. I'm doing the work that I have to do.

My heroes are always ready, willing, and able to execute moves necessary to get themselves out of deep trouble.

When I hear something going wrong, I insist on it being put right.

When you're in a hole, stop digging.

If you foul up, tell the President and correct it fast. Delay only compounds mistakes.

What good does it do to be afraid? It doesn't help anything. You better try and figure out what's happening and correct it.

There are times when fixing things quickly is the only option: when you have to channel MacGyver, reach for the duct tape, and cobble together whatever solution works right now. If someone is choking on a morsel of food, you don't sit back, stroke your chin and take the Aristotelian long view. You quickly administer the Heimlich maneuvre.

The mistakes and unresolved difficulties of the past in mathematics have always been the opportunities of its future.

I think the strength of the Catholic church is that when it does finally identify a problem, it works to resolve it.

I find it easier to approach things from a critical angle that otherwise may seem daunting because I'm used to being scared.

I think what Mr. Trump has is this - he has experiences. He has put more things together in businesses around the United States, around the world. And he's had some things that didn't go exactly right. He's been able to find a way to resurrect those things. He's been able to make some changes.

Avoidance has never been a great tactic in solving any problem. For most situations in life, not addressing what's going on only makes matters worse.

Unlike in Washington, Virginia's leaders don't run from serious problems. We tackle them.

By admitting a mistake, it is easier to get yourself out of a spiral.

Obviously everyone wants to play a certain way but when you get into certain moments you need someone to hold it up or if you are losing a game, go long.

Part of being a really good chef or cook is being able to fix disasters.

Knowing my mistakes and being able to go back to fix them - that helps me out a lot.

Trust yourself in tight situations, but you need to have a plan. You might fail once, twice, but you will get better at it.

When you face a problem, solve it then and there if you have the facts necessary to make a decision. Don't keep putting off decisions.

The first rule of holes is when you're in one, stop digging. When you're in three, bring a lot of shovels.

We can't fix all problems but we must fix the ones we can

When you are in a hole, the top priority is to stop digging.

The enemy lies to make the problems we face appear larger than the solutions we carry.

It was once rumored that fledgling executives walked around their offices backwards so they wouldn't have to face an issue.

When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy.