'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
Comedy is to force us to observe ourselves in ways that are humorous and yet, at the end of the day, that cause us enough discomfort with the status quo to make a change. Michael Eric Dyson
I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing the status quo.Kareem Abdul Jabbar
People I look to: again, Hank Aaron, man you challenged the status quo and the records of the game. Monumental feats in an era where people didn't like that. Dave Winfield
People who demand neutrality in any situation are usually not neutral but in favor of the status quo. Max Eastman