Institutions Quotes

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We must look at the institution of slavery as publicists, and not as casuists. It is a question of law, and not a case of… — Roger Brooke Taney
Orientalism can be discussed and analyzed as the corporate institution for dealing with the Orient—dealing with it by making statements about it, authorizing views of… — Edward Said
A startup is a human institution designed to deliver a new product or service under conditions of extreme uncertainty. — Eric Ries
Every startup has a chance to change the world, by bringing not just a new product, but an entirely new institution into existence. — Eric Ries
Well the Kop’s exclusive. The Spion Kop at Liverpool is an institution. And if you are a member of the Kop you feel as if… — Bill Shankly
In England, we have a curious institution called the Church of England. Its strength has always been in the fact that on any moral or… — Auberon Waugh
Everyone recognizes a distinction between knowledge and wisdom. . . Wisdom is a kind of knowledge. It is knowledge of the nature, career, and consequences… — Sidney Hook
The principle of my political life ... is that all amelioration and improvements in political institutions can be obtained by persevering in a perfectly peaceable… — Daniel O'Connell
Men have been adjudicating on what women are, and how they should behave, for millennia through the institutions of social control such as religion, the… — Sheila Jeffreys
Restricted immigration is not an offensive but purely a defensive action. It is not adopted in criticism of others in the slightest degree, but solely… — Calvin Coolidge
As a race, the African is inferior to the white man. Subordination to the white man is his normal condition. He is not his equal… — Alexander H. Stephens
Marriage is a very strange thing. It’s a very public institution, it’s meant to tell the world that two people are going to live together,… — Shashi Deshpande
Republican patience with how unionism deals with the political institutions, and with key issues like equality and human rights, will be tested because, obviously, there… — Gerry Adams
If you remove the English Army tomorrow and hoist the green flag over Dublin Castle., unless you set about the organization of the Socialist Republic… — James Connolly
The real problem of humanity is the following: we have paleolithic emotions; medieval institutions; and god-like technology. And it is terrifically dangerous, and it is… — E. O. Wilson
Ive been involved with Carnegie Hall for the last 13 years, and Chairman for the last six. I feel really good about what weve done… — Sanford I. Weill
What is the most powerful lever you can imagine? A big idea, but only if it's in the hands of a truly outstanding entrepreneur. It… — Bill Drayton
The digestive canal is in its task a complete chemical factory. The raw material passes through a long series of institutions in which it is… — Ivan Pavlov
Perhaps more to the point for TBTF (Too Big To Fail bank), if a SIFI (Systemically Important Financial Institution) does fail I have little doubt… — Unknown Author
Is there any reason why the American people should be taxed to guarantee the debts of banks, any more than they should be taxed to… — Carter Glass
The cinema is an institution nowadays, with its roots sunk deep in the hearts of the millions of people who find enjoyment and entertainment in… — Ivor Novello
I think I fish, in part, because it's an anti-social, bohemian business that, when gone about properly, puts you forever outside the mainstream culture without… — John Gierach
Marriage is built around complementarity of the sexes and therefore the institution of marriage is a support for stable families and societies. — John Sentamu
Unlike national markets, which tend to be supported by domestic regulatory and political institutions, global markets are only 'weakly embedded'. There is no global lender… — Dani Rodrik
Your ancestors fought for you to have a share in that institution over there. It's yours. See the school board, and every Friday night hold… — Mother Jones

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