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“The art of conversation is to be prompt without being stubborn, to refute without argument, and to clothe great matters in a motley garb.”

Art Matter Conversation Argument Stubborn Prompts Art Of Conversation Being Stubborn

Book:The works of Benjamin Disraeli, earl of Beaconsfield: embracing novels, romances, plays, poems, biography, short stories and great speeches

Source: The works of Benjamin Disraeli, earl of Beaconsfield: embracing novels, romances, plays, poems, biography, short stories and great speeches

“During a visit to California, when a friend of my grandmother's told my parents that I must be deaf because I was not responding to sounds, my father was absolutely convinced that I was simply being stubborn.”

Father Parent Sound Convinced California Grandmother Stubborn My Grandmother Deaf Responding Deafness Being Stubborn Not Responding

Author:Marlee Matlin

“There is nothing in the world more stubborn than a corpse: you can hit it, you can knock it to pieces, but you cannot convince it.”

World Pieces Tradition Convince Stubborn Corpses Being Stubborn

Author:Alexander Herzen

“I have a few different managers, and one of them hit me up today and was like 'I'm going to set you up with these guys doing beats and such...' I was like cool, as long as I can do what I do. Just because kids are going like this now, I'm not going to do that because I am not 18 years old. I'm not going to rap like I'm in grade three because it's popular. I'm just not going to do that. It's not because I'm being stubborn, and I definitely not that guy that is getting older and does not understand the younger generation.”

Years Long Doe I Can Different Kids Today Guy Three Can Do Generations Beats Rap Managers Grades Stubborn Getting Old Getting Older That Guy Younger Generation Being Stubborn

Author:Shane Bunting

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

Selfish Selfishness Bad Things Stubborn Being Selfish Being Stubborn

Author:Herbie Mann

“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence: nor is the law less stable than the fact.”

Source: The Works [of] John Adams, Second President of the United States: Life of John Adams

“Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.”

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Author:Michel de Montaigne

“Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal.”

Inspirational Funny Goal Leadership Business Path Pursuit Chosen Stubborn Deep Thought Achieving Your Goals Reaching Your Goals Goal Achievement Achieving Goals Reaching Goals Goals And Achievement Being Stubborn Chosen Path

Author:Friedrich Nietzsche

“Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard.”

Hard Ignorance Prejudice Stubborn Racial Justice Being Stubborn Ignorance And Prejudice

Author:Adlai E. Stevenson

“Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable.”

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Author:Mark Twain

“But time has a way of demonstrating the most stubborn are the most intelligent.”

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Author:Yevgeny Yevtushenko

“Being stubborn can be a good thing. Being stubborn can be a bad thing. It just depends on how you use it.”

Use Depends Good Things Bad Things Stubborn Being Stubborn

Author:Willie Aames

“Grandfather was well known for being stubborn in his ideas. For instance... you had to go to sleep facing east so that you would be ready to greet the sun when it returned.”

Wells Ideas Would Be Sleep Known Sun Ready East Instance Grandfather Stubborn Grandparent Well Known Going To Sleep Being Stubborn

Book:Guests

Source: Guests

“Being stubborn is a virtue when you're right; it's only a character flaw when you're wrong.”

Character Virtue Football Nfl Flaws Stubborn Inspiring Football Character Flaws Quiet Strength Being Stubborn

Author:Chuck Noll

“Being stubborn won't make you fluent. Practicing will! The more mistakes you make, the more you'll learn not to.”

Mistake Stubborn Fluent Being Stubborn

Author:Thanhha Lai

“It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the stubbornness of an incorrigible nonconformist warmly acclaimed.”

Source: Ideas and Opinions