“The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.”
Warren G. Bennis
“We have done things that have challenged the status quo.”
Phile Chionesu
“You know there are always risks of being gay anywhere you are. There are risks of challenging the status quo anywhere you are. I think the risks went up for us just a little bit. But you can't let that get in the way of what you believe in and what you feel is right.”
Christina Gilgor
“The status quo sucks.”
George Carlin
“Status quo, you know, that is Latin for ''the mess we're in.''”
Ronald Reagan
“I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.”
Niccolo Machiavelli
“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