Stubbornness Quotes

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

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

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

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

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

~ Richard Brookhiser

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

Stubbornness is a weapon.People tend to draw it out when a sensitive part of their identity is threatened—be it dignity, honor, pride, desires, etc. If loaded with righteous resolve, stubbornness can assist in overcoming obstacles and achieving great feats; however, more often than not it is loaded with anger, used as a means of destruction for both the possessor and those whom he turns his weapon upon. It is best utilized by wise individuals who are able to dispassionately perceive if their stubbornness will accomplish good, or if it should be put away and replaced by a humble substitute to spare the lives of everyone affected.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Stubbornness is surely just taut-jawed, clenched-fisted madness.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

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

~ Ellis Peters

[T]he values to which people cling most stubbornly under inappropriate conditions are those values that were previously the source of their greatest triumphs.

~ Jared Diamond

Question everything, even the question mark, that shepherd's crook floating in the air above that small round rockIf you - stubbornly - still wish to be unhappy,maybe you can grasp it.

~ Dick Allen

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

~ Will Advise

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

Arin, you’re not listening. You’re not thinking clearly.”“You’re right. I haven’t been thinking clearly, not for a long time. But I understand now.” Arin pushed his tiles away. His winning hand scattered out of line. “You have changed, Kestrel. I don’t know who you are anymore. And I don’t want to.

~ Marie Rutkoski

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

~ Ursula Vernon

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

~ Marsha Hinds

Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love truth.

~ Joseph Joubert

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

~ Kay Warren

Arrogance combined with stubbornness is a ticking bomb.

~ Unarine Ramaru

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

~ Dieter F. Uchdorf

There is nothing like the whites of someone’s eyes to convince you how very true what you believe is, how very much you must act on it.

~ Jennine Capo Crucet