Carol Ann Duffy Quotes

I'm neither giving up nor giving in.

I don't give in, I don't give up, I don't take no for an answer.

The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.

We don't give in and we don't stop. We are relentless and in the end we usually get to where we want to be.

Men of integrity are generally pretty obstinate, in adhering to an opinion once adopted.

... combines a limited outlook with strong qualities of resistance.

I never give in to pressure.

Often it is tenacity, not talent, that rules the day.

I am obstinate and I will not give in.

No I don't ever give up. I would have to be dead or completely incapacitated

I will not give or back off from my path.

The world doesn't come to the clever folks, it comes to the stubborn, obstinate, one-idea-at-a-time people.

I agreed a long time ago, I would not live at any cost. If I am moved or forced away from what I think is the right thing, I will not do it.

I may sink, but I'll be damned if I strike!

And if my choice is to sit graciously in my best robes and accept the inevitable or to bail a sea with a bucket, give me the bucket.

I'm not gonna give up, shut up, or let up, until I'm taken up... as a matter of fact, I'm just getting warmed up.

Never give in, never give in, never give in.

I have seen your despatch expressing your unwillingness to break your hold where you are. Neither am I willing. Hold on with a bull-dog gripe, and chew & choke, as much as possible.

Stubbornness is a virtue if you are right.

No, I shall not give in. I shall go on. I shall work to the end.

Stubborness is also determination. It's simply a matter of shifting from "won't power" to "will power.

Allah is my witness. I will not be silent. I will never surrender.

Stubbornness usually is considered a negative; but I think that trait has been a positive for me.

I'm someone who has always been very stubborn and strong-willed. I never gave up.

There is a sense of exhilaration that comes from facing head-on the hard truths and saying, "We will never give up. We will never capitulate. It might take a long time, but we will find a way to prevail."