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Quotes About Obstinance

morning, they were forced to lift her up and carry her there. Myrtle refused to walk even though it
~ David Walliams
A mistake made by many people with great convictions is that they will let nothing stand in the way of their views, not even kindness.
~ Bryant McGill
You can talk to a fade but a hook won't listen.
~ Lee Trevino
When asked to name the attributes of someone who is particularly bad at predicting, Tetlock needed just one word. "Dogmatism," he says. That is, an unshakable belief they know something to be true even when they don't.
~ Steven D. Levitt
When we would say 'No way,' he would say, 'My way.' Then the ones who doubted would scramble to salvage the blessing. And the one who gave it would savor the surprise.
~ Max Lucado
When people don't want to come, nothing will stop them.
~ Sol Hurok
Stubborn' just means you don't want to do something somebody else wants you to do, and 'annoying' just means somebody else is frustrated that you won't obey them.
~ Orson Scott Card
Am I dealing with stubbornness, idiocy, or some combination of the two?" "-Cam Rohan
~ Lisa Kleypas
A haiku about getting out of bed: No no no no no. No no no no no no no. No no no no no.
~ Jill Shalvis