Status Quo Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old status quo quotes, status quo sayings, and status quo proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Any business today that embraces the status quo as an operating principle is going to be on a death march. Howard Schultz
It's impossible to always move forward, but sometimes even maintaining the status quo is enough. Michael Laudrup
The status quo (of development) pre-ordains failure from the very beginning. Gene Kim
To rebel or revolt against the status quo is in the very nature of an artist. Uta Hagen
Rebelling against the status quo was one of the definitions of conservatism. Rick Perlstein
Fantasy is not the literature of subversion of the status quo but of 'awakening to' the status quo. Vera Nazarian
Never accept or be too comfortable with the status quo, because the companies that get into trouble are historically the ones that aren't able to adapt to change and respond quickly enough. Tony Hsieh