Action Quote by Cornel West

“One lesson to be derived from the study of institutional facts is this: everything we value in civilization requires the creation and maintenance of…

— John Rogers Searle

Institutional practices, it seems, perpetuate themselves mostly by their invisibility.

— James L. Farmer, Jr

“The study of human institutions is always a search for the most tolerable imperfections.”

— Richard Allen Epstein

It can be so difficult to get people to think about systemic institutional problems. It is easier just to see the actions of one…

— Chelsea Manning

“Institutionalization occurs whenever there is a reciprocal typification of habitualized actions by types of actors. Put differently, any such typification is an institution.21 What…

— Peter L. Berger

Institutions do all the things that are supposed to be bad. They impede personal exploration. They enforce conformity. But they often save us from…

— David Brooks

“Institutional structures are legitimate insofar as they enhance the opportunity to freely inquire and create, out of inner need; otherwise, they are not.”

— Noam Chomsky

An institution is beyond any individual. It breathes and lives on its own and always will.

— Nita Ambani

People make institutions, not vice versa.

— Shere Hite

Institutions are what allow us to have continuity in civilizations.

— Kenneth Frazier

Many of us will endure a lifetime following others. Institutionalisation suits many but not all. Some of us thrive beyond those boundaries.

— Ben Fogle

“Institutions are lengthening shadows of strong individuals.”

— George Will