Innovation often originates outside existing organizations, in part because successful organizations acquire a commitment to the status quo and a resistance to… — Nathan Rosenberg Copy Share Image
Myth, legend, and ritual ... function to maintain a status quo. That makes them singularly bad in coping with change, indeed counterproductive,… — Elizabeth Janeway Copy Share Image
The European policy is invariably the maintenance of the status quo, and you will do nothing for the subject races unless we,… — Eleftherios Venizelos Copy Share Image
Optimism is a political act. Those who benefit from the status quo are perfectly happy for us to think nothing is going… — Alex Steffen Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, nobody can tell you how to tackle failure or how to handle change. The world is… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
Theory and practice are not only interwoven with one’s culture but with the responsibility of shaping the environment, of breaking up social… — Samuel Mockbee Copy Share Image
If you're looking at distributing alternative energy in Nigeria, for instance, what gets in your way is not people's ability to pay,… — Jacqueline Novogratz Copy Share Image
Too often an institution serves to bless the majority opinion. Today when too many move to the rhythmic beat of the status… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
“….Nancy now gave herself to the wider problems surrounding friends and lovers, igniting her torches from theirs, yet following her own. One… — Iris Tree Copy Share Image
“Once this bubble of self-deception is burst and the mask that shielded her and others from what she wished to ignore is… — Susan Weitzman Copy Share Image
“The older I get, the more I see how much motivations matter. The Zune was crappy because the people at Microsoft don't… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
“Teachers matter. So instead of bashing them, or defending the status quo, let’s offer schools a deal. Give them the resources to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In the early years of the Roaring Twenties, American women not only won the right to vote but they also earned headlines… — Donna de Varona Copy Share Image
“Americans, in foreign policy, are torn to the point of schizophrenia. They are reluctant, than aggressive; asleep at the switch, then quick… — Robert Kagan Copy Share Image
“The job is what you do when you are told what to do. The job is showing up at the factory, following… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
The United Nations exists not merely to preserve the peace but also to make change - even radical change - possible without… — Ralph Bunche Copy Share Image
In the 1999 resolution regarding Taiwan's future passed by the Democratic Progressive Party, it is stated very clearly that any change to… — Chen Shui-bian Copy Share Image
I'm not a philosopher so why should I provide anyone with the answers? I'm just a musician, I don't have any solutions.… — Ayshay Copy Share Image
I would say any behavior that is not the status quo is interpreted as insanity, when, in fact, it might actually be… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
The status quo tough-on-crime policies of the '90s and 2000s are not working and are not popular. And it provides me with… — Chesa Boudin Copy Share Image
Our children deserve neither status quo policing policies nor an environment of vitriolic rhetoric toward those who protect and serve. They deserve… — Wes Moore Copy Share Image
The status quo is persistent and resistant. It exists because everyone wants it to. Everyone believes that what they've got is probably… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
“The difference between the student radicals and the Hell's Angels is that the students are rebelling against the past, while the Angels… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
If there is dissatisfaction with the status quo, good. If there is ferment, so much the better. If there is restlessness, I… — Hubert H. Humphrey Copy Share Image
“Instinct told Neil what to do. Training taught him how to do it. Calculated motion. Full awareness of the unman and his… — Steve Rush Copy Share Image
Though you may not have heard much about it, Kushner is working with steadfast focus on advocating for the American people, bringing… — Kayleigh McEnany Copy Share Image
Left to their own devices, the Tories will squash the life out of what Brexit really represents in terms of the chance… — Claire Fox Copy Share Image
21st-century activism is different perhaps in the sense that the individual can be more present in the process, especially via social media,… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
The history of prevailing status quos shows decay and decadence infecting the opulent materialism of the Haves. The spiritual life of the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The status quo is more tenacious than anyone would ever imagine. The human mind prefers continuity rather than change. So it really… — Roger Martin Copy Share Image
“When the highest value in a community is loyalty to the greater cause, meaning the continuity of the status quo, all means… — Pearl Abraham Copy Share Image
“The left-right political dichotomy serves liberalism by not challenging it. Democracy sustains the status quo by offering the illusion of choice with… — John Dunn Copy Share Image
Rap comes from the humble beginnings of rebelling against the status quo. Now, rappers have become the status quo themselves. You can't… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
“Why is sensitivity perceived as being dangerous? When we’re sensitive, we feel things we were taught not to feel. When we’re sensitive,… — Aletheia Luna Copy Share Image
Personally, I've realized that the tradition I thought of as too safe, too pretty, and too conventional is the space where women… — Ann Powers Copy Share Image
What business entrepreneurs are to the economy, social entrepreneurs are to social change. They are the driven, creative individuals who question the… — David Bornstein Copy Share Image
“Personal growth commences with an ego death. Self-pride blunts personal growth because the ego resists change. The ego wants to maintain the… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“Lamentably, it is a historical fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily. Individuals may see the moral light and… — Martin Luther King Jr Copy Share Image
“Founding entrepreneurs are out to make their vision and business real. To succeed, they must abandon the status quo, recruit a team… — Steven Gary Blank Copy Share Image
NGOs have a complicated space in neoliberal politics. They are supposed to mop up the anger. Even when they are doing good… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
