There’s a reason why some people are successful and others are not. It all comes down to how determined and stubborn someone is. Here are some great quotes that will inspire you to never give up on your dreams.

The best stubborn quotes

1. Being stubborn can be a good thing. Being stubborn can be a bad thing. It just depends on how you use it. — Willie Aames

2. All that philosophy can teach is to be stubborn or sullen under misfortunes. — Oliver Goldsmith

3. The stubbornly doubter always wants to be heardby listens to nothing and misconstrues everything. — Toba Beta, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

4. You can be stubborn and successful or you can give it up a bit and change things around. For me it’s important to have a bit of both. — Roger Federer

5. I’ve got something inside of me, peasantlike and stubborn, and I’m in it till the end of the race. — Truman Capote

6. Women are hard and proud and stubborn–hearted, Their heads being turned with praise and flattery; And that is why their lovers are afraid To tell them a plain story. — William Butler Yeats

7. But the walls of my resolvemortared with stubbornnesshave been breached by circumstancesI cannot handle alone. — Susie Clevenger, Dirt Road Dreams

8. –i’m stubborn not stupid. There’s a fine line between the two. Stupid people think they’re right when they’re wrong. Stubborn people know they’re wrong but won’t admit it. — K. Mitch

9. Stubbornness is a virtue if you are right. — Tony Dungy

10. ‘stubbornness” is knowing exactly what you want courageously living by free will; never to be judged or ridiculed.’ — Michelle Cruz–Rosado

11. If stubborness were all that was needed to be a good queen, I’d rule the world. — Sara Raasch, Ice Like Fire

12. Two thousand years and I’ve never met anyone so stubborn. — Melissa A. Craven, The Awakening

13. Arrogance combined with stubbornness is a ticking bomb. — Unarine Ramaru

14. Just this once, be the stubborn bastard I know. Don’t die. — Zoe Forward, His Witch to Keep

15. If stubborness were all that was needed to be a good queen, I’d rule the world. — Sara Raasch, Ice Like Fire

16. –i’m stubborn not stupid. There’s a fine line between the two. Stupid people think they’re right when they’re wrong. Stubborn people know they’re wrong but won’t admit it. — K. Mitch

17. Unity must be won, and only the workers, the class–conscious workers themselves can win it–by stubborn and persistent effort. — Vladimir Lenin

18. Being stubborn won’t make you fluent. Practicing will! The more mistakes you make, the more you’ll learn not to. — Thanhha Lai

19. I believe that rewards in life are deserved. Every reward is the fruit of discipline, of dedication and of sacrifices. And of stubbornness. — Sophia Loren

20. As touchy as cabaret performers and as stubborn as factory machinists…. — Tom Rachman, The Imperfectionists

21. The stubborn stops when finding a mistake, the wise man will not stop until finding the true. — Samael Aun Weor

22. Sometimes I’m more stubborn than I am smart. — Pat Summitt

23. Racism is a stubborn whitehead on the face of society. — Stefan Emunds

24. –i’m stubborn not stupid. There’s a fine line between the two. Stupid people think they’re right when they’re wrong. Stubborn people know they’re wrong but won’t admit it. — K. Mitch

25. Achievement requires a strong will, failure, a stubborn won’t. — Rand Charles

26. Just this once, be the stubborn bastard I know. Don’t die. — Zoe Forward, His Witch to Keep

27. I knew Dionysus must’ve filled it out, because he stubbornly insisted on getting my name wrong: Dear _______Peter Johnson__________. — Rick Riordan

28. Transparency is critical in public health and epidemics laypeople become either effective force–multipliers or stubborn walls. — T.K. Naliaka

29. Achievement requires a strong will, failure, a stubborn won’t. — Rand Charles

30. But the walls of my resolvemortared with stubbornnesshave been breached by circumstancesI cannot handle alone. — Susie Clevenger, Dirt Road Dreams

31. And I’m stubborn, if you want absolute obedience, get a Labrador. — Suzanne Wright, Feral Sins

32. If you think the most courageous and difficult thing you can do is stubbornly stand your ground, try graciously giving in. — Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons

33. Just this once, be the stubborn bastard I know. Don’t die. — Zoe Forward, His Witch to Keep

34. For those who stubbornly seek freedom, there can be no more urgent task than to come to understand the mechanisms and practices of indoctrination. — Noam Chomsky

35. The stubbornly doubter always wants to be heardby listens to nothing and misconstrues everything. — Toba Beta, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

36. Part of it is convincing the american people they need to try a new path and Part of it is being stubborn in pushing through matt schlapp policy proposals. — Ronald Reagan

37. ‘get back in my cot, girl, ” said Gilsa. ”You’re sickly.”No, I’m not, ” said Ani.Oh, no? Well, maybe stubbornness is a sickness, did you ever think of that?’ — Shannon Hale

38. I always believed in God and Christ, but I was in rebellion–trying to make my relationship with God fit into my life instead of making my life fit in with him. I was stubborn. — Scott Stapp

39. But the walls of my resolvemortared with stubbornnesshave been breached by circumstancesI cannot handle alone. — Susie Clevenger, Dirt Road Dreams

40. Racism is a stubborn whitehead on the face of society. — Stefan Emunds

41. Well, I’m very stubborn. I think I have common sense; I’m probably at times a bit tunnel–visioned, but I’m strong. — Michelle Pfeiffer

42. Stubborness and staunch, they are both same thingsfrom different point of view, such crazy and eccentric. — Toba Beta, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

43. But the walls of my resolvemortared with stubbornnesshave been breached by circumstancesI cannot handle alone. — Susie Clevenger, Dirt Road Dreams

44. Being stubborn can be a good thing. Being stubborn can be a bad thing. It just depends on how you use it. — Willie Aames

45. Letting go is the one last option I have and I am too stubborn to take it — Samantha Jones, Just Friends Never Lovers

46. Just this once, be the stubborn bastard I know. Don’t die. — Zoe Forward, His Witch to Keep

47. ‘get back in my cot, girl, ” said Gilsa. ”You’re sickly.”No, I’m not, ” said Ani.Oh, no? Well, maybe stubbornness is a sickness, did you ever think of that?’ — Shannon Hale

48. It’s an unfortunate fact that I’m easily discouraged. But the fortunate truth is I’m stubborn as hell and near impossible to sway in my resolve. — Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway

49. The less people know, the more stubbornly they know it. — Rajneesh

50. Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable. — Mark Twain

Conclusion

No matter how hard you try, there will always be times when you’re met with stubborn resistance. But the best way to deal with it is to stay strong and keep pushing forward. So, take these words of wisdom from some of the greatest minds in history and use them to stay motivated and inspired as you continue on your journey. “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” ―Mark Twain