Quotes by Obstinate An obstinate person does not hold opinions; they hold them. Alexander Pope obstinate opinion doe resolute, adj. Obstinate in a course that we approve. Ambrose Bierce obstinate courses determination Obstinate people can be divided into the opinionated, the ignorant, and the boorish. Aristotle obstinate ignorant people I am obstinate and I will not give in. Jane Goodall obstinate giving Leave the Artillerymen alone, they are an obstinate lot. Napoleon Bonaparte artillery obstinate military It's only by being obstinate that anything is got, or done. Rumer Godden stubbornness obstinate done Presumption will be easily corrected; but timidity is a disease of the mind more obstinate and fatal. Samuel Johnson obstinate disease mind