of Persist
Source: Webster's dictionaryOnly if you are afraid of looking foolish, and I would have looked far more foolish if I persisted with an erroneous belief.' Eragon said. Why, little one, you just said something wise!'Saphira teased. Christopher Paolini
It is Fate that I am here,” persisted George. "But you can call it Italy if it makes you less unhappy. E. M. Forster
The historical circumstance of interest is that the tropical rain forests have persisted over broad parts of the continents since their origins as stronghold of the flowering plants 150 million years ago. E. O. Wilson
my imagination persisted in sticking horrors into the dark- so I stuck my imagination into the dark instead, and let it look out at me. F. Scott Fitzgerald
Every nation sincerely desires peace; and all nations pursue courses which if persisted in, must make peace impossible. Norman Angell
"She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted." So must we all. Hillary Clinton