Sentences with phrase «against the status quo»

It can take years working as a veterinarian to gain enough guts and confidence to go against the status quo sometimes.

I stand against that, as much as I stand against the status quo.

The referendum vote was essentially simply against the status quo generally.

He may, or may not, have believed that there would also be some divine intervention in human history, but he did not support the use of violence against the status quo.

I am voting yes because I am against the status quo even though the current plan needs to go further to change it.

For all the talk about wanting to move toward local control and to move against the status quo, this seems odd.

Think outside of the box and go against the status quo... often!

Though it may take months of meticulous research, I am certain that you will someday triumph over this pernicious double standard and discover a site where enlightened gentlemen such as yourself post such movies, boldly fighting against the status quo that so obviously favors the depiction of flacid male genitalia.

In the sixties, he was rebelling against the status quo of French art, but now, to be political you have to talk about race, identity.

Take up the ideas your classmates profess and challenge them with new perspectives; challenge your own thinking by asking questions and pushing against the status quo.

«Like so many evangelical women, I've faced hurtful accusations when I push back against the status quo.

The union went against the status quo in the race for -LSB-...]

Safford railed against the status quo.

The Badass Teachers Association (BATs) is a nationwide group of teachers who aggressively argue against the status quo in education — that is, the current education reform agenda.

The 72 % of the GMREB member Realtors who voted against the status quo with CREA reflects positively on the 63 % who voted nation - wide in a REM poll earlier wherein that 63 % voted to leave CREA.

While Labour Day evolved into a celebration of work, employers and life, May Day was a protest against the status quo, government, corporations and other institutions that refused to give working people their deserved share of the economic pie.

You simply object against the status quo religions because that is what they are?

I suppose when going against the status quo at the same time the challenge exist for one to do so in truth and love, for the right reasons lest one should slip into conduct that is no better than the unhealthy authorised norms one is up against?

Across the UK — and the EU — the Scottish referendum comes on top of a general upheaval against the status quo.

A lot of Dems are unhappy out there as well and may be looking to go against the status quo associated with Bishop.

He battled against the status quo — with people trying to claim silly things like fasting would slow your metabolism.

The pilot centers on Seth Davenport, a man masquerading as a small - town Iowa preacher in the hope of starting a full - blown insurrection against the status quo.

So whether you come from the t - party, Occupy, or someplace else, you might harbor resentment against the status quo: big government in league with big corporations, and wealthy people.

If the artists of the 1960s — in addition to those already mentioned, the exhibition's standouts include Lee Lozano, Lee Bontecou, Paul Thek, Richard Lindner, William Eggleston, Roslyn Drexler, Nancy Grossman, Joel Meyerwitz, Bill Owens, Christina Ramberg, Christo, Billy Al Bengston, May Stevens and Jasper Johns — were raging against the status quo (both sociopolitical and aesthetic), they also seem to be quaking at the realization of their own impotence.

Artists from that movement were taking a stance against the status quo and traditional art materials in favor of found objects, and «non-fine-art» things such as brick or scraps of industrial textiles.

Thus, one can not speak of the Russian avant - garde of the Soviet period as being revolutionary in the usual sense of the word, since the Russian avant - garde art was not directed against the status quo, against the dominant political and economic power structures.

Today's violent clashes between demonstrators for and against the status quo tend to support this thesis.

Beyond sharing settings based around primitive tribalism, Aoleyn and Horizon «s Aloy have similar character arcs as strong female protagonists who grow up not knowing their origins and rise up as young, rebellious outcasts of their tribes fighting against the status quo.

He also observes that Sirk's pictures were different from women's pictures of the»30s and»40s, which depicted their leading women as spunky, often successful rebels against the status quo.

With each brushstroke, she pushes back against the status quo, inserting herself into a larger dialogue about signification in contemporary abstract painting.

You know I find it interesting that Rob is always railing against the status quo.

Arguing for the status quo (as Judith seems to do) would qualify, as would arguing against the status quo (we can't keep increasing our emissions).

In my opinion, the Western AAA philosophy is slowly killing the video game universe, and unless someone like a Nintendo takes a stand against the status quo, I fear that more mid-tier publishers will continue to be casualties by a marketplace that has quickly become too narrow - minded for its own good.

In embracing work from the studios of artists both known and unknown, Bucksbaum became a model for the kind of collecting that pushes against the status quo.

The union went against the status quo in the race for Democrat James Sanders» 31st Council District seat and the race Republican Eric Ulrich's seat in the 32nd Council District.

Saving 50 % + of your income is definitely going against the status quo, but that's how you fast track wealth.

his writing went against the status quo.

If the church helps someone to adapt to his situation, is it guilty of depriving him of motivation for standing up against the status quo?

Props to you for finding this product and giving props to the companies that are going against the status quo to change our food culture for the better.

Jesse Ventura stepped away from politics because of the pressure and the futility of having to go against the status quo.

Shelley Mayer is the Change We Need From Yonkers to Bedford, from White Plains to the Sound Shore, Shelley knows our communities and has always been willing to stand up against the status quo to protect Westchester, Her children all attended public schools here, so she's always been an advocate for better school funding and tuition relief, She fought the NRA to pass effective, common - sense gun laws, and defeated big pharma to give us better tools to fight opioid abuse.

Developers lag behind municipalities because low impact development goes against the status quo, Carpenter said.

As a result, new teachers were reluctant to confide in their mentors, implement research - based practices that went against the status quo, or ask for help for fear it would hurt their careers.

So whether you are the classic Bride in ivory or white or you want to rebel against the status quo / think outside the box ensure you choose a shoe that makes you look and feel amazing...