Quo Quotes

272 Quo quotes by 226 unique authors

I think my constant fiddling and meddling with the status quo may have been one of my biggest contributions to the later success of Wal-Mart. — Sam Walton
The defenders of the status quo often masquerade as the preservers of harmony. — Mark Sheppard
Greatness is telling the truth & being courageous in pursuit of justice. The worst thing you could tell young people is to be successful but… — Cornel West
Organizations that destroy the status quo win. Whatever the status quo is, changing it gives you the opportunity to be remarkable. — Seth Godin
If you truly don't have competition, then zoom out until you can define some. Competition can be as simple as the reliance on the status… — Guy Kawasaki
If you do the same thing as others, it will wear you out. Nintendo is not good at competing so we always have to challenge… — Satoru Iwata
The contemporary church is so often a weak, ineffectual voice with an uncertain sound. It is so often the arch supporter of the status quo. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
A leader who loves status quo soon becomes a follower. — John C. Maxwell
Epitaph on Newton: Nature and Nature's law lay hid in night: God said, "Let Newton be!," and all was light. [added by Sir John Collings… — George Polya
It's uncomfortable to challenge the status quo. — Seth Godin
The status quo is leaving the building, and quickly. — Seth Godin
Margaret Thatcher has shown that there is power and dignity to be won by defying the status quo and the majority rather than by adapting… — Christopher Hitchens
Most of us are not real eager to grow, myself included. We try to be happy by staying in the status quo. But if we're… — Olympia Dukakis
The key.. will be a new public awareness of how serious is the threat to the global environment. Those who have a vested interest in… — Al Gore
It follows that acceleration in the rate of change will result in an increasing need for reorganization. Reorganization is usually feared, because it means disturbance… — Niccolo Machiavelli
Certainly none of the advances made in civilization has been due to counterrevolutionaries and advocates of the status quo. — Bill Mauldin
Stay More' is synonymous with 'Status Quo' in fact, there are people who believe, or who like to believe, that the name of the town… — Donald Harington
The notion that I should be fine with the status quo even if I am not wholly affected by the status quo is repulsive. — Roxane Gay
A goal is a planned conflict with the status quo. — Hyrum W. Smith
If you're not upsetting anyone, you're not changing the status quo. — Seth Godin
At issue is not whether the global economy will pass away. It is passing away. Rising populations and debt combined with depletion of freshwater sources… — Daniel Suarez
An art form requires genius. People of genius are always troublemakers, meaning they start from scratch, demolish accepted norms and rebuild a new world. The… — Henri Langlois
The saints show us that being a baptized Christian means living as a new creation, rejoicing in a life radically different from the status quo… — Stephen J. Binz
Military intervention to maintain the global status quo will become a constant feature of international relations, whether this is justified in terms of fighting drugs,… — Walden Bello
The status quo is persistent and resistant. It exists because everyone wants it to. Everyone believes that what they've got is probably better than the… — Seth Godin

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