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Stubbornness quotes

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“There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.” Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“But there’s none so blind . . . as those who will not listen.” Neil Gaiman, American Gods

“To yield is grievous, but the obstinate soul That fights with Fate, is smitten grievously.” Sophocles, Antigone

“Our day in Toulouse with the Airbus A380 has since brought my mind back time and time again to Howard Hughes and that film and has made me realise just how slim the line is between genius and insanity and between determination and stubbornness.” Richard Branson, Losing My Virginity

“In which of these respects the public is more stubborn is an empirical question to be judged from the factual evidence, not something that can be determined by reason alone.” Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom

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