Status Quotes

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It will always be a battle a day between those who want maximum change and those who want to maintain the status quo. — Gerry Adams
Faith in God's revelation has nothing to do with an ideology which glorifies the status quo. — Karl Barth
The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it. — Warren G. Bennis
Punk was originally about creating new, important, energetic music that would hopefully threaten the status quo and the stupidity of the 1970s. — Jello Biafra
The attainment of the present status of Thailand has to depend on the ability or the actions of all the inhabitants of the country. — Bhumibol Adulyadej
For years my wedding ring has done its job. It has led me not into temptation. It has reminded my husband numerous times at parties… — Erma Bombeck
The Arab-Israeli conflict is also in many ways a conflict about status: it's a war between two peoples who feel deeply humiliated by the other,… — Alain de Botton
Status anxiety definitely exists at a political level. Many Iraqis were annoyed with the US essentially for reasons of status: for not showing them respect,… — Alain de Botton
I've never been one who enjoys maintaining the status quo. I'm always pushing for new ideas, whether it's in business or philanthropy. — Eli Broad
I think the sexiest thing on anybody is intelligence. I respect somebody who has a brain and wants to use it more than a pretty… — Sophia Bush
I've never been difficult to anybody or with anybody on a picture. Especially when you're in that nice status of hierarchy of actors and actresses… — James Caan
For the better part of my adult life, I proudly avoided nerd/nimrod/goober status. I was always just cool enough. — Steve Carell
I propose that the government should get out of the business of marrying people and, instead, only give legal status to civil unions. — Tony Campolo
In America, evangelical churches have often been bastions of conservatism, providing support for the status quo. — Tony Campolo
If you're wearing a Bluetooth thing and you've got that thing on your belt, you are working for somebody else. You are not the guy… — Drew Carey
The status quo sucks. — George Carlin
If such a young nation as the U.S. could make it to superpower status, we could do it as well. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Delaware State has established itself as an institution of excellence in its own right and attracts a diversity of students from various races, socio-economic status… — Michael N. Castle
Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness. — Chanakya
I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing the status quo. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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