Status Quo

The city needs to refocus on reforms just taking root which are constantly threatened by a variety of status-quo protectors. ❋ Seth Andrew (2011)

This is the bible — a literary history of writers finding and voicing their own words against tyranny, injustice, the status-quo. ❋ Unknown (2009)

McWilliams recognizes that the status-quo of conventional farming is also flawed and suggests that modern food producers have an opportunity to use both, "Judicious and conservative systems of chemical application" that can ultimately produce, "50 percent more food on the same land by 2050." ❋ Isabel Cowles (2010)

For awhile, Sa'ad Hariri managed to form a status-quo of convenience with his father's killers, who a few months ago felt strong enough to topple him. ❋ Dr. Josef Olmert (2011)

I also recognize a substantial effort to use subterfuge in the form of scare tactics and emotional charged appeals to people's self-interest to sway people's thinking and to control public opinion, aimed mainly at protecting Special Interests 'status-quo and to return to' more of the same 'that heavily contributed to the problems. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The status-quo agreement is based on claims of historical use, which are only nebulously enforceable. ❋ Unknown (2011)

However, as the recently-renewed violence has demonstrated, superficial reforms and un-kept promises can only mean the perpetuation of the dangerously deteriorating status-quo. ❋ Alon Ben-Meir (2011)

A historic battle for education reform has been won against the status-quo forces, and the tax credit is their instrument of surrender. ❋ Unknown (2012)

The dirty truth is that both major parties and the American people were generally quite comfortable with a racist status-quo prior to 1960 with few exceptions. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I recognize a substantial effort going on to use subterfuge in the form of scare tactics and emotional charged appeals to people's self-interest to sway people's thinking and to control public opinion, aimed mainly at protecting Special Interests 'status-quo and to return to' more of the same 'that heavily contributed to the problems. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But his top rivals, Texas Rep. Ron Paul and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, portrayed him as a status-quo candidate lacking in core convictions. ❋ Sara Murray (2012)

We have facts based on real science, all you have is long debunked pseudo-science paid for by oil companies and other groups interested in preserving the status-quo. ❋ Unknown (2010)

OPEC officials have said a status-quo result would be to keep output at 30 million barrels a day. ❋ James Herron (2011)

And while Obama stayed silent, equivocated and pre-emptively compromised away the rights of my children, gay children, Latino children, and black children, status-quo politicians in leadership, like Chris Van Hollen, my own Congressman, gave away the store by supporting people like Bart Stupak and undermining those like Jennifer Brunner. ❋ Jodi Jacobson (2010)

I think it is helpful to include observable behavioral tendencies such as risk-aversion and status-quo bias in your model. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It is very [easy to] change [the status] [quo]. ❋ Marooned (2005)

[In spite of] the principle of status quo, [West Virginia] was not restored as part of Virginia after the (US) [Civil War]. ❋ WordWright (2005)

You don't tell people they [can't stick] with the status [quo], even if you don't agree with the way they do something. You disagree with them, they disagree with you, a d that's it. Not everybody has to agree that wearing a stupid fucking mask everywhere or getting a vaccine is a good idea, since a country where everyone has to agree on everything is not really [a free country]. ❋ The Original Agahnim (2021)

I’ll take [the status] [quo] over [whatever the fuck] is going on right now! ❋ Henkemeyer (2020)

1)"Come on [Sweet Caroline], You're mine [sweet Caroline]" 2)Leave it be ([Status Quo]) ❋ RAOTW (2007)

[Lorena Bobbit] used a knife to challenge [the status] [quo]. ❋ Mac (2004)

[Caroline],[Mystery Song],Slow [Train],Down Down,4500 times ❋ Hedda With 2 D. (2005)

Boy: Did you watch "[Amercia's] Best Dance [Crew]" last night. Girl: Yeah, I think [Status Quo] is the best [crew] and E-knock is so sexy. ❋ RayRay Blank (2008)

Man, thats [nearly] [as shit] as status quo! their entire album back [catalogue] ❋ JJ (2005)

See the status [quo] warrior in his natural state, unconcerned with or in favor of homophobia, [transphobia], institutional and/or overt racism, etc. while he reclines in his easy chair, mocking [social justice warriors] online. ❋ Mavenclaw (2018)