“The most important thing to do if you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging.”
Warren Buffett (1930) American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist
“If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.”
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American humorist and entertainer 1879–1935Related quotes
“When you find yourself in a hole, quit digging.”
Will Rogers (1879–1935) American humorist and entertainer
Variant: If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.
“The first rule of holes: When you're in one stop digging.”
Molly Ivins (1944–2007) American journalist
“Funny how you dig yourself into a hole by the teaspoon.”
Lionel Shriver book We Need to Talk About Kevin
Source: We Need to Talk About Kevin
Thomas Friedman (1953) American journalist and author
Imbalances of Power http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/opinion/21friedman.html, May 21, 2008.
“You cannot dig a hole in a different place by digging the same hole deeper.”
Edward de Bono (1933) Maltese physician
Source: Lateral Thinking : Creativity Step by Step (1970), p. 8.
Donald Rumsfeld (1932) U.S. Secretary of Defense
http://www.guardian.co.uk/quiz/questions/0,,1943315,00.html
http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/09/24/schroeder.blair/index.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20030621143902/http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/bbing/stories/s865620.htm
2000s
Wangari Maathai (1940–2011) Kenyan environmental and political activist
Speech at Goldman Awards, San Francisco (24 April 2006)
Charles Manson (1934–2017) American criminal and musician
Interview track from Charles Manson Sings (2006)
“Should I get you a shovel, so you can dig that hole deeper?”
Rick Riordan book The Hammer of Thor
Source: The Hammer of Thor