Institutions Quotes

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London has fine museums, the British Library is one of the greatest library institutions in the world... It's got everything you want, really. — David Attenborough
If I can procure three hundred good substantial names of persons, or bodies, or institutions, I cannot fail to do well for my family, although… — John James Audubon
When you've been locked up in a mental institution, people are going to ask questions. It was OK, because I didn't have to act perfect… — Drew Barrymore
An institution or reform movement that is not selfish, must originate in the recognition of some evil that is adding to the sum of human… — Clara Barton
Beyond politics, the West is suffering from what can be called a crisis of brokenness - broken institutions, broken families and broken souls. — Gary Bauer
As long as I don't write about the government, religion, politics, and other institutions, I am free to print anything. — Pierre Beaumarchais
What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young trees growing upon the roots… — Henry Ward Beecher
No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of… — Ruth Benedict
FOR a long time the conviction has been dimly felt in the community that, without prejudice to existing institutions, the legal day of weekly rest… — Felix Adler
Representative institutions are as much a part of the true Briton as his language and his literature. — Annie Besant
Let me be serious: divorce is a sacred institution between a man and a woman who hate each other. God wanted Adam to pay alimony… — Lewis Black
What is a wife and what is a harlot? What is a church and what is a theatre? are they two and not one? Can… — William Blake
Protecting the institution of marriage safeguards, I believe, the American family. — John Boehner
Sadly, I do my homework. I've a soft spot for the boring minutiae. I read the Charter of the United Nations before meeting with Kofi… — Bono
An image is not simply a trademark, a design, a slogan or an easily remembered picture. It is a studiously crafted personality profile of an… — Daniel J. Boorstin
There's a schizoid streak within the family anyway so I dare say that I'm affected by that. The majority of the people in my family… — David Bowie
Unfortunately, the boards of art institutions tend to be populated with well-meaning supporters of the arts who often lack any business background or appetite for… — Eli Broad
Nature is not simply a technical or economical resource, and human beings are not mere numbers. To suggest that one can somehow align all the… — James Buchan
We believe that according the name 'investors' to institutions that trade actively is like calling someone who repeatedly engages in one-night stands a 'romantic.' — Warren Buffett
We remain at peace with all nations, and no efforts on my part consistent with the preservation of our rights and the honor of the… — Martin Van Buren

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