Sentence examples for * my obstinacy from inspiring English sources
He interpreted my obstinacy as a great failure on both our parts, but mostly on mine.
And sometimes, coming from someone who had a cult following as a pianist in his 20's but did not become a star until later, they sound autobiographical: Once upon a time I was no wunderkind Due to my obstinacy Though I became one later Other poems in "Cursing Bagels" describe pianos hanging in a fireplace like blackened hams: "smoked pianos sound nobler".
It's one characterized by a tit-for-tat, no-way, no-how, not-on-my-watch obstinacy.
"My personal life is my personal life," says Mr. Bloomberg, whose obstinacy has blinded him to the obvious: that in the matter of mayoral public relations, more is safer.
According to his own account, there was only one thing in which he distinguished himself during these fourteen months, and that was punishment drill, which he performed with great obstinacy, in the wrathful spirit of "Serves my father right if my hands freeze.
Apathy muddled by strong opinion and obstinacy, the scrivener would fit right in among my generation, posting weary outrage in comments sections.
I think that a man was put here on Earth to live, not just to exist, and today is the proudest day of my life"), self-pitying determination ("I wish I didn't have to be here and that I didn't have to do this"), and bullying obstinacy (he punched a cameraman).
Even if I have a brilliant idea about something directly related to my field, practical constraints equipment availability, funding, a PI's obstinacy can make it impossible to instantly switch.
Hatred, vengefulness, obstinacy.
