Quo Quotes

272 Quo quotes by 226 unique authors

At the heart of my argument is the view that religious faith, far from being inevitably on the side of the status quo, should on… — E. J. Dionne
Given the way universities work to reinforce and perpetuate the status quo, the way knowledge is offered as commodity, Women's Studies can easily become the… — Bell Hooks
Maintaining the status quo is the same as regressing; while you are holding your own, others are passing you by. Be harsh on yourself. Do… — Unknown Author
I hope the day will never come when the American nation will be the champion of the status quo. Once that happens, we shall have… — John Foster Dulles
The biblical lifestyle is always a witness of resistance to the status quo in politics, economics, and all society. It is a witness of resurrection… — William Stringfellow
Discontent with the status quo is a great catalyst for vision. — John C. Maxwell
Leaders are fascinated by future. You are a leader if and only if, you are restless for change, impatient for progress and deeply dissatisfied with… — Marcus Buckingham
One of the things I benefited from when I started this business was that I didn't know anything. I was just instinct with no preconceived… — Michael Dell
Be more tolerant of the difficult people. They're the creative ones. They're not happy with the status quo. — Terry Leahy
People I look to: again, Hank Aaron, man you challenged the status quo and the records of the game. Monumental feats in an era where… — Dave Winfield
Truth is harder to bear than ignorance, and so ignorance is valued more--also because the status quo depends on it; but love depends on self-knowledge… — Andrea Dworkin
Silence is an argument in favor of the status quo. A refusal to address an inequity is a strategy for maintaining that inequity. — PZ Myers
Want to change the world? Upset the status quo? This takes more than run-of-the-mill relationships. You need to make people dream the same dream that… — Guy Kawasaki
The human ego prefers anything, just about anything, to falling, or changing, or dying. The ego is that part of you that loves the status… — Richard Rohr
A relentless barrage of 'why’s' is the best way to prepare your mind to pierce the clouded veil of thinking caused by the status quo. Use… — Shigeo Shingo
Even the greatest idea can become meaningless in the rush to judgement. To gauge an idea as feasible we must cut our ties to the… — Shigeo Shingo
Theory and practice are not only interwoven with one’s culture but with the responsibility of shaping the environment, of breaking up social complacency, and challenging… — Samuel Mockbee
If architecture is going to nudge, cajole, and inspire a community to challenge the status quo into making responsible changes, it will take the subversive… — Samuel Mockbee
Innovation often originates outside existing organizations, in part because successful organizations acquire a commitment to the status quo and a resistance to ideas that might… — Nathan Rosenberg
The status quo is the only solution that cannot be vetoed. — Clark Kerr
If the angle you're going at is there's some kind of quid pro quo - there isn't. Business is business, and people are allowed to… — Mike Miller
We are different from previous generations of conservatives... We are no longer working to preserve the status quo. We are radicals, working to overturn the… — Paul Weyrich
Prejudice exists and probably will continue to `but we have tried to make progress and we are making progress. We are not going to accept… — Robert Kennedy
Society or culture or whatever you might want to call it, has created us all solely and wholly for the purpose of maintaining its continuity… — U.G. Krishnamurti
One of the basics of a good system of innovation is diversity. In some ways, the stronger the culture (national, institutional, generational, or other), the… — Nicholas Negroponte

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