“The status quo sucks.”
George Carlin
“Those who seek that third option, who step above prejudice, who excite others to challenge the boundaries of society for the advancement and progression of humanity and rattle the status quo.... we tend to kill off.”
Marcus Gonzales
“People who demand neutrality in any situation are usually not neutral but in favor of the status quo”
Max Eastman
“Know the rules if you want to break them.”
Octav Druta
“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 let there be ideas, and hard thought, and hard work. If man feels small, let man make himself bigger.”
Hubert H. Humphrey
“The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.”
Warren G. Bennis
“I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.”
Niccolo Machiavelli