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‘Hispanic’ is English for a person of Latino origin who wants to be accepted by the white status quo. ‘Latino’ is the word we have always used for ourselves.

– Sandra Cisneros

Status quo, you know, is Latin for ‘the mess we’re in’.

– Ronald Reagan

Often motivated by a desire to maintain the existing status quo, sloth almost cost the U.S. its auto industry, as it refused for decades to build fuel-efficient cars to compete with Japanese, Korean and European imports.

– Simon Mainwaring

I don’t accept the status quo. I do accept Visa, MasterCard, or American Express.

– Stephen Colbert

There are also just as many, if not more, women who are anxious to hold down the status quo.

– Susie Bright

In America, evangelical churches have often been bastions of conservatism, providing support for the status quo.

– Tony Campolo

I love challenging the status quo.

– Sara Ramirez

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