“The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.”
Lily Tomlin (1939) American actress, comedian, writer, and producer
Contributions of Jane Wagner
“If a rat is a good model for your emotional life, you're in big trouble.”
Stress, Neurodegeneration and Individual Differences (2001)
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