“You can win the rat race but you're still a rat.”
Wall and Piece (2005)
“You can win the rat race but you're still a rat.”
Wall and Piece (2005)
“The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.”
Contributions of Jane Wagner
“The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.”
Other material for Lily Tomlin
“Can't be part of the rat race when you're one of the rats who knows you're in a cage.”
"'Left' and 'Right' Bamboozling You on Benghazi" http://www.americandailyherald.com/pundits/ilana-mercer/item/left-and-right-bamboozling-you-on-benghazi, American Daily Herald, January 13, 2014.
2010s, 2014
Source: —Deendayal Upadhyaya, thinker and forerunner of the Bharatiya Janata Party quoted from Malhotra, R. (2021). Artificial intelligence and the future of power: 5 battlegrounds. New Delhi : Rupa, 2021.
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!
Gonzo Papers, Vol. 1: The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time (1979)
1970s
Context: Myths and legends die hard in America. We love them for the extra dimension they provide, the illusion of near-infinite possibility to erase the narrow confines of most men's reality. Weird heroes and mould-breaking champions exist as living proof to those who need it that the tyranny of 'the rat race' is not yet final.
In Hoc Signo Vinces
1960, In Hoc Signo Vinces