Quotes About Determination

I have never had to face anything that could overwhelm the native optimism and stubborn perseverance I was blessed with.

I'm stubborn; I know what I want. I'll dedicate all my efforts to achieving it.

I have my own stubborn attitude about how I want to play and where I want to go.

I'm a pretty stubborn guy. I don't quit too easily.

I am a stubborn optimist: I was born an optimist and will remain an optimist.

Sport has made me realise that you have to be stubborn and to persevere to get the results. It might take longer in politics, but once you have the right goal and desire, you will reach it.

I started off as a model and struggled for some time until I got a break as an actress. I was too stubborn to let go and was sure I was in the right place at the right time. I just fought and I think that's how I am where I am today.

When things take a long time, I just get really stubborn.

I don't want to put my fate in country music fans; I'm too stubborn.

Being stubborn has helped, being selfish is not a bad thing.

Sometimes I'm more stubborn than I am smart.

I was a stubborn cuss, and I made some mistakes.

I'm very stubborn. I feel like I'm going to play this season.

I get stubborn and dig in when people tell me I can't do something and I think I can. It goes back to my childhood when I had problems in school because I have a learning disability.

I went to my dad when I was 17 and said, 'I want to be a country music star.' Which every dad loves to hear. And he said, 'I want you to go to college.' So we had a discussion. And I'm pretty stubborn. I'm a lot like him. And he said, 'If you go to college and graduate, I'll pay your first six months of rent in Nashville.' So he bribed me.

I've always been stubborn.

My parents have been together for 65 years. They're both really stubborn. They're not quitters.

Perhaps the earliest memories I have are of being a stubborn, determined child. Through the years my mother has told me that it was fortunate that I chose to do acceptable things, for if I had chosen otherwise, no one could have deflected me from my path.

I'm really incredibly stubborn - you can ask my ex-husband. I think when you tell me 'no', if it's something I really want, I'm just going to push harder.

I was told 'no' a lot when I first got to Nashville, but I'm pretty stubborn! That's one of my faults and qualities.

My parents weren't keen on the giving up of school at the beginning to go into singing and dancing, but once they saw I was serious about it, they gave support. I was quite stubborn about my decision, and in the end, they realised it was for the best.

I'm stubborn, which is not necessarily admirable.

If you're going to be an entrepreneur, most likely you're going to be Type A - stubborn.

I'm stubborn; once I start something, I want to see how far I can go.