1. stubborn - Noun
2. stubborn - Adjective
3. stubborn - Adjective Satellite
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryTime has a way of demonstrating that the most stubborn are the most intelligent. Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence... John Adams
Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don't give up. Anne Lamott
Facts are stubborn things. English Proverb
A woman like a sickle, a strong stubborn woman. Irish Proverb
For a stubborn ass a hard goad. French Proverb