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Our choice of a reform framework dictated that we looked at the fundamental assumptions that had driven Nigeria's economy, society and policy hitherto and to seek ways of either abandoning or transcending those assumptions and their supporting...

Quote by Ibrahim Babangida about economy, society

Paranoia is an illness I contracted in institutions. It is not the reason for my sentences to reform school and prison. It is the effect, not the cause.

Quote by Jack Henry Abbott about school, reason

A severe though not unfriendly critic of our institutions said that the cure for admiring the House of Lords was to go and look at it.

Quote by Walter Bagehot about home, house, literary critic

The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards.

Quote by Walter Bagehot about civilization, history

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 will be a battle a day on these matters. So lets face up to all of this with...

Quote by Gerry Adams about equality, patience, eyes, human imperfections, day, face

I recognized that teaching and research institutions vitally depend on the involvement of active scientists also in management functions.

Quote by Richard Ernst about teaching, research

Government will not fail to employ education, to strengthen its hands, and perpetuate its institutions.

Quote by William Godwin about education

The nations must be organized internationally and induced to enter into partnership, subordinating in some measure national sovereignty to worldwide institutions and obligations.

Quote by Arthur Henderson about measure, nation

All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit.

Quote by Thomas Paine about opinion, power, human imperfections

Perfection of planned layout is achieved only by institutions on the point of collapse.

Quote by C. Northcote Parkinson about perfection

I'm very proud of what we've done with the State University and the City University. They're totally different institutions than they were when I took office.

Quote by George Pataki about proudness, city, state

I believe the World Bank and other institutions can be turned around and do what they were originally intended to do, which is help reconstruct devastated parts of the world. Help genuinely help poor people. There are twenty-four thousand people...

Quote by John Perkins about opinion, help, bankers, world, change, people, death, day