plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose - ploo-sah-shahnj, ploo say lah mem shoze - the more things change, the more they remain the same
Example: "Reviewing Disney's 'The Princess & the Frog,' Allison Samuels commented on the new & daring racial theme; then, regarding the animation, wrote 'Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose.'"