Susceptible Quotes

History has informed us that bodies of men as well as individuals are susceptible of the spirit of tyranny.

I guess that as life is speeded up and our capacity for concentration is being nibbled away at by all the obvious things, that leads us actually to be more susceptible to boredom.

Rage can only with difficulty, and never entirely, be brought under the domination of the intelligence, and therefore is not susceptible to any arguments whatsoever.

Contrary to the outstanding work of art, outstanding theory is susceptible to improvements.

I am afraid he has one of those terribly weak natures that are susceptible to influence.

Women are more susceptible to pain than to pleasure.

Democracy is susceptible to being led astray by having scapegoats paraded in front of the electorate.

People who are very vain are usually equally susceptible; and they who feel one thing acutely, will so feel another.

I grew up in an entertainment family, and so I saw how susceptible you are to the ups and downs of this business.

Unions are susceptible to the same ills that befall all human societies.

I'm the perfect candidate to be affected by SARS. I'm highly susceptible to infections.

Blame is especially useful in situations in which there is no apparent villain-those moments that prove, despite our advancement of learning, how susceptible we are to high winds and wet roads.

Humanitarian missions are little different from any other public enterprise, diplomacy included, which is susceptible of misinterpretation by the public, hence ultimately of failure.

Just about everything in this world is easier said than done, with the exception of 'systematically assisting Sisyphus's stealthy, syst-susceptible sister,' which is easier done than said.

The thoughts which the word "God" suggests to the human mind are susceptible of as many variations as human minds themselves.

I think that the massive, overarching, interconnected systems of technology tend to make us a little insecure, somewhat pliable, and susceptible to half-beliefs.

I'm someone who's really susceptible to tears.

I'm susceptible to that sort of thing - to walls and flowers. You can probably get something more from a wall than a person sometimes. It's just put somewhere.

Women, as most susceptible, are the best index of the coming hour.

Anything new and different is most susceptible to market research.

The subconscious mind is more susceptible to influence by impulses of thought mixed with 'feeling' or emotion, than by those originating solely in the reasoning portion of the mind.

Humans have a strong desire to be part of a group. That desire makes us susceptible to fads, fashions, and idea contagions.

People seek to put you in an off-balance situation so they can get to you. Psychic people, people who meditate, are more susceptible; they are more open and sensitive. It is easier to jam them.

Facebook and Myspace are the U.S. audience, which is tried and true when it comes to being susceptible to ads.

In my experience, there are two things that no one will admit to: having no sense of humor and being susceptible to flattery.

If we were strong, self-respecting and not susceptible to frightfulness, the foreign rulers would have been powerless for mischief.

I am highly susceptible to the force of all truly religious music, especially to the music of my own church, the church of Shelley, Michelangelo, and Beethoven.

I'm an athlete, my job is not negotiating, it's not my field of expertise. I'm an emotional guy - it's normal, a lot of athletes are, and we're very susceptible to get our ego cut because of that.

When people don't understand that the government doesn't have their interests in mind, they're more susceptible to go to war.

Power tends to confuse itself with virtue, and a great nation is peculiarly susceptible to the idea that its power is a sign of God's favor.

A man who’s susceptible to panic attack is a man full of worry