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• s  unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack
• s  guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
  a hardheaded appraisal of our position

• Jeff's hardheaded analysis does not stop at why and how to do all this.
• Darkoh, 35, has always had an appreciation for the hardheaded logic of business and has always felt that there is a place for it in the gentler field of healing.
• The book is awfully smart when it comes to hardheaded advice for families trying to heal or at least draw out an autistic child.

• mulish
• hard-nosed
• practical
• pragmatic

News & Articles

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• E.J. Dionne Jr.: Relationship was one of life's unearned blessings
  The guy who befriended a 16-year-old kid showed me that you can marry a very hardheaded approach to the problems of life and politics with a joyous, spontaneous sense of love.
  Aug. 15, 2013 - The Capital Times

Quotes

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• Bill Clinton in China Daily
  I thought it would be wrong for me to rob her of the chance to be what I thought she should be,said Clinton. "She laughed and said, 'First I love you and, second, I'm not going to run for anything, I'm too hardheaded.'"
• Scott Rolen in SI.com
  I learned from that experience that I'm a pretty stubborn, hardheaded guy,Rolen said. "I thought, I'll try to remember that on Sept. 4 instead of October."
• Roger Clemens in SI.com
  I'm going to be a little hardheaded and pitch to my spots,Clemens said.