Against Quote by Keith Allen

“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

I'm a theorist, not an institutionalist.

— Myron Scholes

The work that I wanted to create wasn't being done then. I was too much concerned about fellow students, professors, institutional style [in Yale].

— Kehinde Wiley

Institutionalized, I live my life a product made to crumble.

— Tupac Shakur

I'm a big believer in institutions.

— Kenneth Frazier

Combining the experience of a seasoned university president with the analysis of a respected legal scholar, Derek Bok explores what he concludes are 'signs…

— Frank H. T. Rhodes

I'm afraid I was very much the traditionalist. I went down on one knee and dictated a proposal which my secretary faxed over straight…

— Stephen Fry

“condemn traditional institutions but, we fervently hope, to be among”

— Cathy N. Davidson

I fought violently for the autonomy of architecture. It's a very passive, weak profession where people deliver a service. You want a blue door,…

— Thom Mayne

To me it was fascinating, the idea of going to university and studying a subject - architecture - that I had already faced in…

— Mario Botta

We hated Bauhaus. It was a bad time in architecture. They just didn’t have any talent. All they had were rules. Even for knives…

— Oscar Niemeyer

“Institutions are lengthening shadows of strong individuals.”

— George Will