In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid. Votes: 6
Simone de BeauvoirA lot of my branding has come from stubbornness - I knew what I liked. I knew what I wanted to do. Votes: 6
Lauren ConradI don't know why I had to fall in love with someone who's more stubborn than I am. Votes: 5
Cassandra ClareWe must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of this world. Votes: 4
Jack GilbertA stubborn mind conduces as little to wisdom or even to knowledge, as a stubborn temper to happiness Votes: 4
Robert SoutheyStubbornness usually is considered a negative; but I think that trait has been a positive for me. Votes: 3
Cal Ripken, Jr.Never let your persistence and passion turn into stubbornness and ignorance. Votes: 2
Anthony J. D'AngeloOne arrives at style only with atrocious effort, with fanatical and devoted stubbornness. Votes: 2
Gustave FlaubertI think my stubbornness, hardheadedness and stupidity is what has allowed me to play for 20 years. Votes: 2
Brett FavreThe silliest people are usually the most tenacious of their opinions. Votes: 1
Lady Sarah PenningtonFallen man is both terrified of vulnerability and committed to maintaining independence. Votes: 1
Kay WarrenOne of the most devastating symptoms of pride is the unwillingness to forgive. Votes: 1
Wayne Gerard TrotmanWhitewash on the forehead hardens the brain into a state of obstinacy, perhaps. Votes: 1
Charles DickensThose who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love truth. Votes: 1
Joseph JoubertDragons have been known to have staring contests with mountains. They usually win. Votes: 1
Ursula VernonDisappointment is really just a term for our refusal to look on the bright side. Votes: 1
Richelle E. GoodrichThe utility of perseverance in absurdity is more than I could ever discern. Edmund Burke Votes: 1
Barbara W. TuchmanSo I won't. I won't think of it, and I'll make procrastination my new national pastime. Votes: 1
Kendra BlakeA man would rather break his donkeys back than give it the carrot it requires to progress. Votes: 1
R.P. FalconerIt was as simple as walking and as hard as walking on with so far gone and so far yet to go. Votes: 1
Richard BrookhiserIn the end, it wasn't death that surprised her but the stubbornness of life. Votes: 0
Jeffrey EugenidesThough I often run out of courage and good sense, stubbornness keeps me going. Votes: 0
Simon R. GreenThe only person you are fighting is yourself and your stubbornness to engage in new circumstances. Votes: 0
Jon KrakauerWell, I can admire stubbornness in a man. There is little to a man who's too easily biddable. Votes: 0
Robert JordanI am a patient listener, but opinionated to the point of stubbornness when my mind is made up. Votes: 0
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