#stubborn

A man will do more for his stubbornness than for his religion or his country. ↗

— E. W. Howe

#his #man #more #religion #stubbornness

When I started modeling, I was definitely heavier. I was quite voluptuous in fact. I had a real baby face and baby fat. But I was a baby! I was told I had to get into better shape, but I'm quite stubborn so I didn't. ↗

— Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

#better #definitely #face #fact #fat

Bondage is the life of personality, and for bondage the personal self will fight with tireless resourcefulness and the most stubborn cunning. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

#cunning #fight #life #most #personal

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. ↗

— Jane Austen

#dignity #elizabeth-bennet #empowerment #fear #independence

In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid. ↗

— Simone de Beauvoir

#impossible #obstacle #overcome #stubbornness #stupid

Because I'm the author of my screenplays I know what I'm looking for. It's true that I can be stubborn in demanding that I get what I want, but it's also a question of working with patience and love. ↗

— Michael Haneke

#author #because #demanding #get #i

There's a fine line between stubbornness and the positive side of that, which is dogged determination. ↗

— Jeb Bush

#determination #dogged #fine #fine line #line

I'm loyal and I think most Texans are very loyal, but I'm also stubborn. ↗

— Kelly Clarkson

#i #i think #loyal #most #stubborn

Instead of stubbornly attempting to use surrealism for purposes of subversion, it is necessary to try to make of surrealism something as solid, complete and classic as the works of museums. ↗

— Salvador Dali

#classic #complete #instead #make #museums

Roused by the lash of his own stubborn tail our lion now will foreign foes assail. ↗

— John Dryden

#foreign #his #lash #lion #now