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Vanity dies hard; in some obstinate cases it outlives the man. ↗

— Robert Louis Stevenson

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Men of integrity are generally pretty obstinate, in adhering to an opinion once adopted. ↗

— William Cobbett

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The passion of hatred is so long lived and so obstinate a malady that the surest sign of death in a sick person is their desire for reconciliation. ↗

— Jean de la Bruyere

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Hence my obstinate emphasis on stylistic continuity from work to work rather than specific sibling relationships between the individual work and other members of its stylistic 'family' in the world outside. ↗

— Brian Ferneyhough

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I remain convinced that obstinate addiction to ordinary language in our private thoughts is one of the main obstacles to progress in philosophy. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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I am firm. You are obstinate. He is a pig-headed fool. ↗

— Katharine Whitehorn

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The more obstinately you try to learn how to shoot the arrow for the sake of hitting the goal, the less you will succeed in the one and the further the other will recede. ↗

— Eugen Herrigel

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The male sex still constitute in many ways the most obstinate vested interest one can find. ↗

— Francis Aungier

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