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Definition of Stubborn |
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Stubborn
Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule. Related Definitions: And, As, Firm, Harsh, Hence, In, Mule, Not, Oak, Obstinate, Of, Opinion, Or, Ore, Persistent, Persuasion, Reason, Refractory, Said, Stiff, Stub, Stubborn, Stump, To, Unbending, Will, Yielding |
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Stubborn Quotations
Facts are stubborn things. Ronald Reagan Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable. Mark Twain Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal. Friedrich Nietzsche 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. John Adams Bondage is the life of personality, and for bondage the personal self will fight with tireless resourcefulness and the most stubborn cunning. Aldous Huxley Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity. Michel de Montaigne But actually, my drug addiction thing, I was so stubborn. Elton John What is exciting is not for one person to be stronger than the other... but for two people to have met their match and yet they are equally as stubborn, as obstinate, as passionate, as crazy as the other. Barbra Streisand Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard. Adlai E. Stevenson They say that I'm stubborn, and my wife says that, too, but it's paid off so far. Sugar Ray Leonard |
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Stubborn Translations
stubborn in Dutch is halsstarrig, hardnekkig, koppig stubborn in Latin is pertinax, pugnax stubborn in Spanish is cabezudo, terco stubborn in Swedish is envis |
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