Niccolo Machiavelli Status Quo Quotes & Sayings

It follows that acceleration in the rate of change will result in an increasing need for reorganization. Reorganization is usually feared, because it means disturbance of the status quo, a potential threat to peoples vested interests in their jobs, and an upset to established ways of doing things. For these reasons, needed reorganization is often deferred. With a resulting loss in effectiveness and increase in costs. — Niccolo Machiavelli

I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it. — Niccolo Machiavelli