18 Quotes Tagged: stubbornness

It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the stubbornness of an incorrigible nonconformist warmly acclaimed.

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

We, the public, are easily, lethally offended. We have come to think of taking offence as a fundamental right. We value very little more highly than our rage, which gives us, in our opinion, the moral high ground. From this high ground we can shoot down at our enemies and inflict heavy fatalities. We take pride in our short fuses. Our anger elevates, transcends.

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

Stubbornly persist, and you will find that the limits of your stubbornness go well beyond the stubbornness of your limits.

People who make up their minds about something never listen to advice - especially when it's to the contrary.

There is something in obstinacy which differs from every other passion; whenever it fails it never recovers, but either breaks like iron or crumbles sulkily away like a fractured arch. Most other passions have their periods of fatigue and rest; their suffering and their cure; but obstinacy has no resource, and the first wound is mortal.

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.

To those waiting with bated breath for that favorite media catchphrase, the U-turn, I have only this to say, ‘You turn if you want; the lady’s not for turning.

There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.

To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.

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.

I promise I shall never give up, and that I'll die yelling and laughing, and that until then I'll rush around this world I insist is holy and pull at everyone's lapel and make them confess to me and to all.

There's none so blind as those who will not listen.

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.