Quo Quotes

272 Quo quotes by 226 unique authors

People who demand neutrality in any situation are usually not neutral but in favor of the status quo. — Max Eastman
This nation was founded by rebels and revolutionaries, and its flags were carried across the battlefields by people who were very, very against the status… — Lupe Fiasco
We have Christians against Muslims against Jews, and no matter how liberal your theology, merely identifying yourself as a Christian or a Jew lends tacit… — Sam Harris
The status quo is simply unacceptable. — Brad Henry
A faction willing to take the risks of making war on the ossified status quo in the Middle East can be described as many things,… — Christopher Hitchens
If there is dissatisfaction with the status quo, good. If there is ferment, so much the better. If there is restlessness, I am pleased. Then… — Hubert H. Humphrey
I hope that people will see that we don't have to sit by the sidelines and watch as the two major parties limit their choices… — Gary Johnson
Tonight was a great opportunity to take on the political status quo that has given us trillion dollar deficits and put millions out of work.… — Gary Johnson
I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it. — Niccolo Machiavelli
Pessimism doesn't grow your business or even maintain the status quo. The pessimists on your staff make the job harder for everyone around them. They… — Harvey Mackay
Corporations often partner with government after natural disasters, as many companies did in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. As a rule, however, long-term… — Simon Mainwaring
Often motivated by a desire to maintain the existing status quo, sloth almost cost the U.S. its auto industry, as it refused for decades to… — Simon Mainwaring
I didn't run for mayor to be the caretaker of the status quo. — Michael Nutter
Politics isn't just a game of clashing parties and competing interests. The right reason is to challenge the status quo, to serve the common good,… — Sarah Palin
I would say any behavior that is not the status quo is interpreted as insanity, when, in fact, it might actually be enlightenment. Insanity is… — Chuck Palahniuk
And I have a message for the liberals and the defenders of the status quo: we're just getting started. — Rick Perry
Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status. — Laurence J. Peter
People have long assumed that violence is necessary for political change. Rulers never cede power voluntarily, the argument goes, so progressives have no choice but… — Steven Pinker
Most of the press is in league with government, or with the status quo. — Harold Pinter
Wilderness designations should not be the result of a quid pro quo. They should rise or fall on their own merits. — Nick Rahall
Status quo, you know, is Latin for 'the mess we're in'. — Ronald Reagan
Philanthropy is involved with basic innovations that transform society, not simply maintaining the status quo or filling basic social needs that were formerly the province… — David Rockefeller
When something really bad is going on in a culture, the average guy doesn't see it. He can't. He's average and is surrounded by and… — George Saunders
Any business today that embraces the status quo as an operating principle is going to be on a death march. — Howard Schultz
Some say that I should settle down, go slower and not push so hard, so quickly for such transformational change. To them, I say that… — Eliot Spitzer

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