Stubborn Quotes

Never lose hope, be persistent and stubborn and never give up. There are many instances in history where apparent losers suddenly turn out to be winners unexpectedly, so you should never conclude all hope is lost.

I had that stubborn streak, the Irish in me I guess.

Being stubborn has helped, being selfish is not a bad thing.

I know of no higher fortitude than stubborness in the face of overwhelming odds.

Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable.

Being stubborn can be a good thing. Being stubborn can be a bad thing. It just depends on how you use it.

What will happen once the authentic mass man takes over, we do not know yet, although it may be a fair guess that he will have more in common with the meticulous, calculated correctness of Himmler than with the hysterical fanaticism of Hitler, will more resemble the stubborn dullness of Molotov than the sensual vindictive cruelty of Stalin.

My mother always says, "The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak." I can be very focused and determined. But, I can also be very stubborn. Be flexible be nuanced.

and a fact is the most stubborn thing in the world.

Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.

Grit is the stubborn refusal to quit.

Bureaucracy gives birth to itself and then expects maternity benefits.

Success comes from stubborn perseverance and the tenacity not to admit defeat

Stubborn people get themselves in a lot of trouble, but they also get things done.

Persistence is stubbornness with a purpose.

No reason makes it right To shun accepted ways from stubborn spite; And we may better join the foolish crowd Than cling to wisdom, lonely though unbowed.

There's none so blind as those who will not listen.

The only person you are fighting is yourself and your stubbornness to engage in new circumstances.

However hopeless the situation appears to be there yet always exists the possibility of putting up a stubborn resistance.

There is nothing in the world more stubborn than a corpse: you can hit it, you can knock it to pieces, but you cannot convince it.

There is more respect to be won in the opinion of this world by a resolute and courageous liquidation of unsound positions than by the most stubborn pursuit of extravagant or unpromising objectives.

I have opinions on everything. I'm a stubborn old mule. The biggest problem is keeping my mouth shut.

It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know.

Mules and human jackasses are proverbially stubborn.

Be too dumb to quit and too stubborn to back off.