The E.U. cannot act as guardian of the post-Cold War status quo without risking a collapse of Europe’s current institutional infrastructure. – Ivan Krastev
A faction willing to take the risks of making war on the ossified status quo in the Middle East can be described as many things, but not as conservative. – Christopher Hitchens
When there’s a status quo, usually what shakes everybody up is some sort of military confrontation, at which point we all come running and screaming to pick up the pieces. – Abdullah II of Jordan
The al-Aqsa compound is occupied territory that, as per the status quo, is administered by the King of Jordan and the Muslim Waqf. – Ayman Odeh
I am from the class that has, in a sense, benefited from the status quo, but everyone still gets victimized. – Benigno Aquino III
Essentially and most simply put, plot is what the characters do to deal with the situation they are in. It is a logical sequence of events that grow from an initial incident that alters the status quo of the characters. – Elizabeth George
Defenders of the status quo will argue that this system has served us well over the centuries, that our parliamentary traditions have combined stability and flexibility and that we should not cast away in a minute what has taken generations to build. – Ferdinand Mount
Brexit was not a coup. Far from it. In the eyes of most analysts, it was a clear sign that people are frustrated and fed up with the status quo; this is particularly the case with independent voters. – Fabrizio Moreira
I refuse to go along with the status quo of more wasteful federal spending, and I refuse to let the Obama Administration continue to force their misguided ideology through regulatory overreach. – Paul Gosar
Entrepreneurs are misfits to the core. They forge ahead, making their own path and always, always, question the status quo. – Maximillian Degenerez
I’m pleased to be a part of a ‘new breed’ of models who perhaps don’t exactly fit the status quo. – Devon Aoki
In Wisconsin, I led the Assembly to a balanced budget in face of fierce opposition from the status quo. – Jeff Fitzgerald
Hillary Clinton wants a new title, and I would, too, if I already was secretary of the status quo. – Mike Pence
I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing the status quo. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
This nation was founded by rebels and revolutionaries, and its flags were carried across the battlefields by people who were very, very against the status quo and who questioned and criticized. – Lupe Fiasco
Who can sit back as our towns and cities are torn apart by violence and be content with the status quo? – Martin O’Malley
And I have a message for the liberals and the defenders of the status quo: we’re just getting started. – Rick Perry
Similarly, the Marquis is presented in this film as someone who would disturb the status quo and therefore must be kept imprisoned. – Philip Kaufman
The status quo is not working, and I believe that Donald Trump is going to be a phenomenal president. – Ryan Zinke
