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Yet curiosity grabbed stubbornness by the throat and pimp-slapped it a few times. — Cecy Robson

Stubbornly persist, and you will find that the limits of your stubbornness go well beyond the stubbornness of your limits — Robert Breault

Our stubbornness is what's gotten us this far! — Ryuhei Tamura

Never let your persistence and passion turn into stubbornness and ignorance. — Anthony J. D'Angelo

Stubbornness is a virtue if you are right. — Tony Dungy

Happy is your grace,
That can translate the stubbornness of fortune
Into so quiet and so sweet a style — William Shakespeare

Dear brother," Number Two replied, "I can eat shit, I just don't like the taste. — Mo Yan

God's will is hard only when it comes up against our stubbornness, then it is as cruel as a ploughshare and as devastating as an earthquake. — Oswald Chambers

Stubbornness destroys good advice. — Ali Ibn Abi Talib

Man's worst ill is stubbornness of heart. — Sophocles

A lot of my branding has come from stubbornness - I knew what I liked. I knew what I wanted to do. — Lauren Conrad

A man would rather break his donkeys back than give it the carrot it requires to progress. — R.P. Falconer

Did not. My stubbornness doesn't even own a gun. My stubbornness is a pacifist. — Sophie Oak

You build walls to fortify your heart,
and blame on others for your loneliness. — Toba Beta

So put your stubbornness to rest,
Yes, open up your eyes.
No big bang has ever happened,
Was God brought us to life. — Kari L. Greenaway

There's a line in the Bible about perfect love casting out fear. That I don't know about, but orneriness will do it every time. — Peter S. Beagle

It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the stubbornness of an incorrigible nonconformist warmly acclaimed. — Albert Einstein

Now do you understand? I am never changing who I am. — Peter Cimino

Stubbornness leads to strong will. — Lailah Gifty Akita

A hard head makes a soft ass. — Will Leamon

I always knew I was stubborn. I just never realized that stubbornness was just another word for determination. — Mia Castile

There is enough heartache and sorrow in this life without our adding to it through our own stubbornness, bitterness, and resentment. — Dieter F. Uchdorf

You promoted me for my ruthless stubbornness and dog-headed determination, not my tech savvy. Plus, I'm a damn good shot. — Katherine McIntyre

Persistence is stubbornness with a purpose. — Richard DeVos

Smallness of mind is the cause of stubbornness, and we do not credit readily what is beyond our view. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Do I forget, or do I refuse to remember? — Craig D. Lounsbrough

I'm not stubborn. My way is just better. — Maya Banks

I am determined to make the most of this life that I have, damn it - it's that kind of stubbornness I think we all need more of. — Elizabeth Gilbert

One arrives at style only with atrocious effort, with fanatical and devoted stubbornness. — Gustave Flaubert

The stubbornness of his character stood him now in good stead. He refused to consider himself defeated. — William Steig

My donkeys are Jack and Don Quixote. They're very smart, very cautious. Much of what people consider stubbornness in donkeys is actually cautiousness. — Bonnie Jo Campbell

Like my father told me, if at first you don't succeed, try again. And again. And again. But after that, give up. It's no good being stubborn. — Bryce C. Anderson

Athletes have a certain stubbornness that carries us through and makes us do things that people say we can't do. — Kim Clijsters

Belief that heresy was a form of intellectual stubbornness, the refusal to abandon a mistaken idea. In — Donna Leon

Annie Taliaferro had that hammerhead look about her, like a breachy range cow, or a bunch-quitting steer. — Clifton Adams

Survival required a certain degree of stubbornness. — Sarah M. Eden

Gibson Goode to Archy: You're just being stubborn now. Stubbornness in the service of a mistaken notion is a vanity and a sin. — Michael Chabon

The silliest people are usually the most tenacious of their opinions. — Lady Sarah Pennington

Some men would rather break their donkeys back, than give them the carrot they both require to progress. — R.P. Falconer

In the end, it wasn't death that surprised her but the stubbornness of life. — Jeffrey Eugenides

Very well," said the Voice, in a tone of relief. "Then I'm going to throw flints at you till you think differently. — H.G.Wells

If you are to survive, you need to put your stubbornness aside and listen to me."
"Oh, I just love that idea. — Devon Monk

Stubbornness is knowing exactly what you want courageously living by free will; never to be judged or ridiculed. — Michelle Cruz-Rosado

To persevere
In obstinate condolement is a course
Of impious stubbornness: 'tis unmanly grief. — William Shakespeare

It was as simple as walking and as hard as walking on with so far gone and so far yet to go. — Richard Brookhiser

The voices of cold reason were talking, as usual, to deaf ears. — Ellis Peters

There's a fine line between stubbornness and the positive side of that, which is dogged determination. — Jeb Bush

When arrogant hands once seize power, the ruler thinks authority resides in stubbornness. — Seneca.

Stubbornness should have been my middle name. — Martin Luther

If you plan to build walls around me, know this - I will walk through them. — Richelle E. Goodrich

Few could match her wisdom, and fewer still her stubbornness. — Peter V. Brett

Stubbornness is surely just taut-jawed, clenched-fisted madness. — Richelle E. Goodrich

Obstinacy is the sister of constancy, at least in vigor and stability. — Michel De Montaigne

Stubborness we deprecate,
Firmness we condone,
The former is our neighbors trait,
The latter is our own. — John Wooden

I wonder which will get you killed faster - your loyalty or your stubbornness? — Susan Ee

I think that persistence and stubbornness and hard work are probably, at the end of the day, more important than the willingness to take a risk. — Malcolm Gladwell

I can cope with nine of them, so they ought to be able to stand one of me. They could end the tiresomeness and stubbornness by giving me what I want. — Margaret Thatcher

Stubbornness is not firmness. — Friedrich Schiller

Though I often run out of courage and good sense, stubbornness keeps me going. — Simon R. Green

How slim the line is between genius and insanity and between determination and stubbornness. — Richard Branson

Obstinacy is ever most positive when it is most in the wrong. — Suzanne Curchod

to understand him, the temper and the challenge, the brokenness and the stubbornness, — Lisa-Jo Baker

The man who can be compelled knows not how to die. — Seneca The Younger

I don't believe much in luck. I believe more in work, in convincing, in stubbornness and in capacity. — Diego Simeone

People you don't like are pigheaded. Your friends are stubborn, or hold to their purpose.~Victor Radcliff — Harry Turtledove

Therefore it was not pride that took me into the village twice a week, or even stubbornness, but only the simple need for books and food. — Shirley Jackson

If you think the most courageous and difficult thing you can do is stubbornly stand your ground, try graciously giving in. — Richelle E. Goodrich

The utter absence of proof for a proposition is proof of a successful conspiracy to destroy all proof. — George F. Will

Bigwig: "I can't think why he didn't convince Threarah."
Hazel: "Because Threarah doesn't like anything he hasn't thought of for himself. — Richard Adams

It's an unfortunate fact that I'm easily discouraged. But the fortunate truth is I'm stubborn as hell and near impossible to sway in my resolve. — Richelle E. Goodrich

Fallen man is both terrified of vulnerability and committed to maintaining independence. — Kay Warren

The trouble with having a stubbornness contest with your kids is that they have your stubbornness gene. — Robert Breault

You would be too stubborn to die. — Rachel Hawkins

Court, in our society, is often the last resort of stubbornness. — Erica Jong

Thanks to God that he gave me stubbornness when I know I am right. ~John — David McCullough

Dragons have been known to have staring contests with mountains. They usually win. — Ursula Vernon

But the walls of my resolve
mortared with stubbornness
have been breached
by circumstances
I cannot handle alone. — Susie Clevenger

It's only by being obstinate that anything is got, or done. — Rumer Godden

The most important thing is to never give up." Adrian Esteban — Bob Madgic

It would seem no matter how progressive we get there are always those few who are backwards in their ways. — Solange Nicole

I am a patient listener, but opinionated to the point of stubbornness when my mind is made up. — Walt Disney

Stubbornness is the strength of the weak. — Johann Kaspar Lavater

The stubbornness of a weak man should never be underestimated. The weak tend to be very stubborn when they've decided on something. — Frederick Forsyth

Whitewash on the forehead hardens the brain into a state of obstinacy, perhaps. — Charles Dickens

There are many things behind a good novel, but in particular there is a lot of work - a lot of patience, a lot of stubbornness, and a critical spirit. — Mario Vargas-Llosa

When we resist the counsel of the Lord, we manifest stubbornness and rejection of his inspired guidance. — Marion G. Romney

What do you mean I have to wait for someone's approval? I'm someone. I approve. So I give myself permission to move forward with my full support! — Richelle E. Goodrich

She tips her chin up and looks at me with that Abnegation stubbornness I know so well. She may have left them, but they are what's making her strong. — Veronica Roth

A man will do more for his stubbornness than for his religion or his country. — E.W. Howe

God gave me the stubbornness of a mule and a fairly keen scent. — Albert Einstein

I believe that rewards in life are deserved. Every reward is the fruit of discipline, of dedication and of sacrifices. And of stubbornness. — Sophia Loren

The writer's secret is not inspiration - for it is never clear where it comes from - it is his stubbornness, his patience. — Orhan Pamuk

He might have gotten his way in the hallway earlier, but now he's on my turf. He isn't gonna push me around. — Melyssa Winchester

The utility of perseverance in absurdity is more than I could ever discern. Edmund Burke — Barbara W. Tuchman

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

When you're out of willpower you call on stubbornness, that's the trick. — Henri Matisse

I think my stubbornness, hardheadedness and stupidity is what has allowed me to play for 20 years. — Brett Favre

Well, I can admire stubbornness in a man. There is little to a man who's too easily biddable. — Robert Jordan

Stubbornness usually is considered a negative; but I think that trait has been a positive for me. — Cal Ripken Jr.

Raffe's legs tremble violently and he's losing consciousness, but he stays up out of sheer stubbornness and fury. — Susan Ee