Stubbornness Quotes

81 quotes by 72 authors

In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid. — Simone de Beauvoir
There's a fine line between stubbornness and the positive side of that, which is dogged determination. — Jeb Bush
The stubbornness I had as a child has been transmitted into perseverance. I can let go but I don't give up. I don't beat myself… — Phylicia Rashad
If people ask me for the ingredients of success, I say one is talent, two is stubbornness or determination, and third is sheer luck. You… — Fred Saberhagen
As for our pupils talk, let his virtue and his sense of right and wrong shine through it and have no guide but reason. Make… — Michel de Montaigne
I think my stubbornness, hardheadedness and stupidity is what has allowed me to play for 20 years. — Brett Favre
When you're out of willpower you call on stubbornness, that's the trick. — Henri Matisse
God gave me the stubbornness of a mule and a fairly keen scent. — Albert Einstein
The trouble with having a stubbornness contest with your kids is that they have your stubbornness gene. — Robert Breault
God has given me a mule-like stubbornness to stick with a difficult problem and the intuitive powers to conceptualize complex hypothetical situations in my mind. — Albert Einstein
Fear, anger, stubbornness, and distrust portray themselves as your rescuers. Actually these energies only make you more closed off. Tell yourself: Nobody ever solved a… — Deepak Chopra
Are you a personâ€”with volition and maybe some stubbornness and at least the capacity if not the actual determination to do something surprisingâ€”or are you… — Stephen R. Donaldson
They were so strong in their beliefs that there came a time when it hardly mattered what exactly those beliefs were; they all fused into… — Louise Erdrich
Stubbornness and stupidity are twins. — Sophocles
Stubbornness destroys good advice. — Ali ibn Abi Talib
Howard Roark stood as a role model for me - as exactly the way I already was living. Even at that tender age [18] I… — Neil Peart
I don't teach writing. I teach patience. Toughness. Stubbornness. The willingness to fail. I teach the life. The odd thing is most of the things… — Richard Bausch
The only person you are fighting is yourself and your stubbornness to engage in new circumstances. — Jon Krakauer
A man will do more for his stubbornness than for his religion or his country — E. W. Howe
Athletes have a certain stubbornness that carries us through and makes us do things that people say we can't do. — Kim Clijsters

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