152 Quotes About Stubbornness

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

We watch Paracelsus in Basle as though seeing a man run headlong toward a precipice. Like an indestructible lunatic, he will do so again and again throughout his life.

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

Kraut was a stand-up guy in the old tradition, in a strange way reminiscent of my father in his steadfast refusal to abandon a position once he had taken it. It was a quality I lacked, and so admired in others when they weren't using it to beat me to the canvas or break my heart.

If you’re not stubborn, you’ll give up on experiments too soon. And if you’re not flexible, you’ll pound your head against the wall and you won’t see a different solution to a problem you’re trying to solve.

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.

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

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.

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.