Quotes About Persistent

This lady is not for turning.

A persistent and age-old instinct makes us want to wander Into regions yet untrod And read what is still unread In the manuscripts of God.

I'm a very direct person and, sometimes, when I want something, I will push it until I get it. But, it's OK. It's not as bad as some people. When I have an idea in my head, I'm pretty stubborn.

We will resolutely and persistently maintain independence while fighting for the protection of our sovereignty, but we must maintain a peaceful environment for development.

Good luck trying to force Evie to do anything else once she has made up her mind. She is the definition of a stubborn, headstrong teenager." "And you love me for it." "I do.

The dead were too ...present.

One tended to lose one's bearings in the presence of willful and persistent acts of craziness, and the more gentle the act, the crazier it seemed, as if rage and violence, being closer to the norm, were easier to accommodate.

The Social Question, if left unaddressed, does not just go away. It goes instead in search of more radical answers.

You unfailingly omnibothersome bitch,

Our reactions to unhappiness can transform what might otherwise be a brief, passing sadness into persistent dissatisfaction and unhappiness.

Peabody, you're an investigative slut.

Sublime characters are stubborn.

There are few things in the world more blinding than race prejudice, and there are but few things more inflexible and persistent. Against the claims of truth and justice, to say nothing of brotherly kindness, it stands like a wall of brass. Reason and common sense dash themselves against it in vain.

The thing about glitter is, if you get it on you be prepared to have it on you forever because glitter is the herpes of craft supplies.

Our adversaries are trying to undermine our country on a persistent and regular basis, whether it's election season or not.

Persistent inequality costs the U.S. hundreds of billions of dollars a year, undermining our global competitiveness, our democracy, and our ideals as a nation.

One of the signs of a bad coworker is a pattern of persistent undermining - intentionally hindering a colleague's success, reputation, or relationships.

New Yorkers are real gritty and tough.

A curious monomaniac,' said Eugene. 'The man seems to believe that everybody was acquainted with his mother!

She saw hopelessness as an old enemy, as persistent and inevitable as death.

I'd managed to get ahold of my first coffee of the morning and had just declined a third call from some annoyingly persistent New York Times reporter when I looked up and saw Chief of Detectives Neil Fabretti come through the command post door. I almost didn't recognize him in his stately white-collar uniform.

At the very top state institutions, like UCLA, Berkeley and the University of Texas, however, the trend of downward minority enrollment remains persistent and discouraging.

The absence of women within STEM programs is not only progressive, it is persistent - despite more than 20 years of programs intended to encourage the participation of girls and women.

I'm obsessive when I get an idea in my head.