STATUS
QUO Quotes
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The
civilized have created the wretched, quite coldly
and deliberately, and do not intend to change the
status quo; are responsible for their slaughter and
enslavement; rain down bombs on defenseless children
whenever and wherever they decide that their 'vital
interests' are menaced, and think nothing of torturing
a man to death: these people are not to be taken seriously
when they speak of the 'sanctity' of human life, or
the 'conscience' of the civilized world.
-- James
Baldwin
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"What
business entrepreneurs are to the economy, social entrepreneurs
are to social change. They are the driven, creative individuals
who question the status quo, exploit new opportunities,
refuse to give up, and remake the world for the better."
-- David Bornstein
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The
United Nations exists not merely to preserve the peace
but also to make change - even radical change - possible
without violent upheaval. The United Nations has no
vested interest in the status quo. It seeks a more
secure world, a better world, a world of progress
for all peoples. In the dynamic world society which
is the objective of the United Nations, all peoples
must have equality and equal rights. --
Ralph
J. Bunche
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The
status quo sucks.
-- George Carlin
“I
wore black because I liked it. I still do, and wearing it
still means something to me.
It's still my symbol of rebellion -- against a stagnant
status quo, against our hypocritical houses of God,
against people whose minds are closed to others' ideas.”
-- Johnny Cash
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 not willing to be honest with ourselves about
what we feel, we don't evolve.
-- Olympia Dukakis
Sometimes
people think you’re smart if you question the status quo,
if nothing else.
-- Craig Ferguson
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"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 the status quo will probably
continue to be able to stifle any meaningful change
until enough citizens.. are willing to speak out."
~ Al
Gore
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“To
me, the path to a sustainable energy future seems
very obvious. We have to find a way to tap into a
very small fraction of the sun’s energy to convert
it to a form suitable for supplying what are in fact
the relatively small additional requirements of modern
life. … I think the technological challenge can be
met. It remains to be seen whether the political and
organisational challenges involved in recognising
and addressing the need to change from the status
quo can also be met on a reasonable timescale.”
~ Martin
Green
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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
Humphrey
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"One
of the great liabilities of history is that all too
many people fail to remain awake through great periods
of social change. Every society has its protectors
of status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent
who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions.
Today, our very survival depends on our ability to
stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant
and to face the challenge of change."
-- Martin
Luther King, Jr
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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 of the public sector.
-- David Rockefeller
Any
woman who chooses to behave like a full human being
should be warned that the armies of the status quo will
treat her as something of a dirty joke. That's their
natural and first weapon. She will need her sisterhood.
-- Gloria
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Do
not... regard the critics as questionable patriots.
What were Washington and Jefferson and Adams but profound
critics of the colonial status quo?
-- Adlai
Stevenson
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