#stubbornness

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

— Joseph Joubert

#stubbornness #stupidity #love

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

One arrives at style only with atrocious effort, with fanatical and devoted stubbornness. ↗

— Gustave Flaubert

#atrocious #devoted #effort #fanatical #only

If people ask me for the ingredients of success, I say one is talent, two is stubbornness or determination, and third is sheer luck. You have to have two out of the three. Any two will probably do. ↗

— Fred Saberhagen

#ask #determination #i #ingredients #luck

I don't know why I had to fall in love with someone who's more stubborn than I am. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#love

There is enough heartache and sorrow in this life without our adding to it through our own stubbornness, bitterness, and resentment. ↗

— Dieter F. Uchdorf

#heartache #resentment #stubbornness #life

When a person boldly declares, 'You can't,' he might as well add on, 'can you?', knowing that this spoken roadblock only serves to fuel a challenge in naturally stubborn souls. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#dare #impossibility #richelle #richelle-goodrich #roadblock

It's an unfortunate fact that I'm easily discouraged. But the fortunate truth is I'm stubborn as hell and near impossible to sway in my resolve. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#discouragement #resolve #richelle #richelle-goodrich #stubbornness

I think my stubbornness, hardheadedness and stupidity is what has allowed me to play for 20 years. ↗

— Brett Favre

#i #i think #me #play #stubbornness

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. ↗

— Jeff Bezos

#flexibility #stubbornness #experience