Prone Quotes

236 quotes by 209 authors

The democratic idealist is prone to make light of the whole question of standards and leadership because of his unbounded faith in the plain people. — Irving Babbitt
The actor is too prone to exaggerate his powers; he wants to play Hamlet when his appearance is more suitable to King Lear. — Sarah Bernhardt
Men are more prone to cheating, definitely. — Blu Cantrell
Creative people are more prone to depression. — Adam Ant
The sceptic ultimately undermines democracy (1) because he can see no significance in death and such things of a literal equality; (2) because he introduces… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
I have ever been prone to seek adventure and to investigate and experiment where wiser men would have left well enough alone. — Edgar Rice Burroughs
The constitution supposes, what the History of all Governments demonstrates, that the Executive is the branch of power most interested in war, and most prone… — James Madison
Yes, risk-taking is inherently failure-prone. Otherwise, it would be called sure-thing-taking. — Jim McMahon
As one gets older being sad and miserable can become a bit of a habit. To counteract this, she suggests making a point of savoring… — Rumer Godden
We are all prone to the malady of the introvert who with the manifold spectacle of the world spread out before him, turns away and… — Bertrand Russell
I had no idea, however, that in Pennsylvania, the cradle of toleration and freedom of religion, it [fanaticism] could have arisen to the height you… — Thomas Jefferson
Cats, as a class, have never completely got over the snootiness caused by the fact that in ancient Egypt they were worshipped as gods. This… — P.G. Wodehouse
How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise! — Homer
Zeus most glorious and most great, Thundercloud, throned in the heavens! Let not the sun go down and the darkness come, until I cast down… — Homer
The constitutional right of free speech has been declared to be the same in peace and war. In peace, too, men may differ widely as… — Louis D. Brandeis
We are too prone to make technological instruments the scapegoats for the sins of those who wield them. The products of modern science are not… — David Sarnoff
When an investigator has developed a formula which gives a complete representation of the phenomena within a certain range, he may be prone to satisfaction.… — Arthur Eddington
Kant, discussing the various modes of perception by which the human mind apprehends nature, concluded that it is specially prone to see nature through mathematical… — James Jeans
Those who have suffered, who have known poverty or oppression, are generally the most prone to kindness. Perhaps it is well to endure some misery… — Arthur Lynch
I'm really afraid of getting hit by cars, like terrified of it. I`m terrified of crossing streets. I'm also very accident-prone...I think people aim for… — Robert Pattinson

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