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    Obstinacy is the result of the will forcing itself into the place of the intellect.

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    Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.

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    Stubbornness should have been my middle name.

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    Stubbornness is the strength of the weak.

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    None so blind as those who will not see.

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

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

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    there's nothing as powerful as a made-up mind!

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

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    A hard head makes a soft ass.

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    A man of principles was forced to swallow an insult. He choked and died.

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    And yet, will we ever come to an end of discussion and talk if we think we must always reply to replies? For replies come from those who either cannot understand what is said to them, or are so stubborn and contentious that they refuse to give in even if they do understand.

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

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    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.

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    Because I know my daughter," she said. "And I know very well that the only way to absolutely ensure that she pursues any given course of action is for me to forbid her to do so.

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    Arrogance combined with stubbornness is a ticking bomb.

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    But then her stubbornness was connected to her strength, he supposed, and her strength was one of the things about her that he most admired.

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    #Cats are marvelous creatures - they either adapt to circumstances, or decide to make circumstances adapt to them. Either way - they win.

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    … curiosity is another of the mistresses whose slaves decline no sacrifice.

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

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

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    For almost a minute the two of us were locked in a battle of wills that had no possible winner, only a different order of losing.

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    God’s mercy and patience with us are beyond our ability to comprehend. He pursues us until we respond to Him. But sometimes rebellion or a hard heart makes us unreachable. I believe we can turn so far away from God in our stubbornness that we place ourselves out of His reach.

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    Good politicians know when to move on, sooner or later.

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    Hopkit held up his paw. Although the infection had gone, his foot was limp and flat, and he had no feeling in it. “But how can I be a warrior with this?” “You can walk on it, can’t you?” Hawkheart wasn’t giving a drop of sympathy. “I can limp.” Hawkheart snorted. “If you can limp, you can walk. If you can walk, you can hunt.” “What about fighting?” Hopkit persisted. “What if I can’t fight?” “Then you’ll just have to argue your enemies to death.” Hawkheart settled onto his side and half closed his eyes. “You’re great at arguing.

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    I’m from the lineage of the Panzas, and they’re all stubborn, and if they say odds once, odds it’ll be, even if it’s evens, no matter what anybody says.

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    It's not courage so much as stubbornness," Alice said frankly. Her lips curled back from her teeth in a grim smile. "I don't like to lose.

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    I've never been good with asking for help; it seems risky, but at some point when things are really dicey, your stubbornness gives way to a certain form of humility that, after you get over yourself, feels liberating. I started to believe that the universe was conspiring to help me finish my house, sending people along at the right moment.

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    Look at that blacksmith, for instance,” went on Father Brown calmly; “a good man, but not a Christian — hard, imperious, unforgiving. Well, his Scotch religion was made up by men who prayed on hills and high crags, and learnt to look down on the world more than to look up at heaven. Humility is the mother of giants. One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.

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    Magic happens when a stubborn soul never gives up on her dreams!

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    Mais Turandot sort brusquement de son bistrot et, du bas des marches, il lui crie : "Eh petite, où vas-tu comme ça ?" Zazie ne lui rèpond pas, elle se contente d'allonger le pas.

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    Creativity is paradoxical. To create, a person must have knowledge but forget the knowledge, must see unexpected connections in things but not have a mental disorder, must work hard but spend time doing nothing as information incubates, must create many ideas yet most of them are useless, must look at the same thing as everyone else, yet see something different, must desire success but embrace failure, must be persistent but not stubborn, and must listen to experts but know how to disregard them." [Twelve Things You Were Not Taught in School About Creative Thinking (The Creativity Post, December 6, 2011)]

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    Fat-heided creatures, the Carmichaels," she said judiciously. "Loyal enough, but stubborn as rocks." "Thus sayeth a Fraser," I remarked. "The Carmichaels must be something special in that line.

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

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    He seemed every bit as riled and menacing as the bull had a few minutes ago. But Phoebe wasn't about to let him make his injury worse out of pure male stubbornness. "Forgive me if I'm being tyrannical," she said in her most soothing tone. "I tend to do that when I'm concerned about someone. It's your decision, naturally. But I wish you would indulge me in this, if only to spare me from worrying over you every step of the way home." The mulish set of his jaw eased. "I manage other people," he informed her. "People don't manage me." "I'm not managing you." "You're trying," he said darkly. An irrepressible grin spread across her face. "Is it working?" Slowly Mr. Ravenel's head lifted. He didn't reply, only gave her a strange, long look that spurred her heartbeat until she was light-headed from the force of its pounding. No man had ever stared at her like this. Not even her husband, for whom she'd always been close and attainable, her presence woven securely into the fabric of his days. Since childhood, she'd always been Henry's safe harbor. But whatever it was this man wanted from her, it wasn't safety. "You should humor my daughter's wishes, Ravenel," Sebastian advised from behind her. "The last time I tried to refuse her something, she launched into a screaming fit that lasted at least an hour." The comment broke the trance. "Father," Phoebe protested with a laugh, twisting to glance at him over her shoulder. "I was two years old!" "It made a lasting impression.

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    I am not stubborn, I am determined.

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    If you could stay as stubborn as when you were a child then you need not to compromise on your dreams.

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    In i det längsta ville hon vara en god dotter ... In i det sista ville hon visa en ängels tålamod ... Ända in på slutet beredde hon sig att orubblig försöka ta emot de stötar, som föräldrarnas obetänksamma uppträdande och otakt kunde ge henne ... Hon beslöt sig att vara karaktärsfast. Hade hon sagt en sak, så skulle ingenting kunna förmå henne att ändra den. Ingen skulle kunna säga efteråt: "Det var tal om det, men det vart inte .. ." Marta skulle visa minsann, att det skulle bli!” (Sid. 190)

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

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

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    I was stubborn like that, refusing to let my heart redefine how I operated. Looking back, there is a part of me that wants to replace the word 'stubborn' with 'reckless'; there are many things I would do differently now, but what good does it do to retrace your steps? Sometimes you simply do the things you do, and it doesn't necessarily help to pick on the "old you" by proclaiming how smart the new you is.

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    Magic happens when you don't give up, even when you want to. The universe always falls in love with a stubborn heart.

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    Nobody Home: You're chained to your denial in a way that blunt force cannot undo. And you'll keep paying the price of that servitude until you're ready to be really free.

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    No driven man hears unwanted counsel.

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    Now do you understand? I am never changing who I am.

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    On Perseverance – Persistence is admirable. Stubbornness is stupid. Just remember: the latter two even begin with the same three letters.

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    Mules had nothing on me when it came to being stubborn.

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    No, I'd better sit on to the end,' I went on thinking; 'you would be pleased, my friends, if I went away. Nothing will induce me to go. I'll go on sitting here and drinking to the end, on purpose, as a sign that I don't think you of the slightest consequence.

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    One of the most devastating symptoms of pride is the unwillingness to forgive.

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    Patience doesn't mean waiting. It means being steadfast despite opposition.