“Love is the only fire that is hot enough to melt the iron obstinacy of a creatures' will”
Alexander MacLaren
“The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.”
Henry Ward Beecher
“One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.”
Man Ray
“Obstinacy is the result of the will forcing itself into the place of the intellect.”
Arthur Schopenhauer
“I know that the French people will understand that we had to act, ... Before the unjustified and incomprehensible obstinacy of President Milosevic, the allies unanimously agreed that there was no other choice than to intervene militarily against targeted Serbian objectives. This in order to contain a tragedy which endangers the stability of the Balkans more and more.”
Jacques Chirac
“The robes of lawyers are lined with the obstinacy of clients”
Proverb
“'Tis known by the name of perseverance in a good cause, and of obstinacy in a bad one”
Laurence Sterne
