One of the weapons used by defenders of the status quo is to set high hurdles for innovations. (scientificamerican.com)
They became professors because they were excellent students, and although, they are supposed to be intellectually curious, academics often tend to be stubborn defenders of the status quo. (blogs.elenasmodels.com)
That, of course, doesn't always sit well with defenders of the status quo. (washingtonpost.com)