“Rats in paradise! Rats in paradise!”
Song lyrics, Mutiny (1993), Mutiny in Heaven
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Australian musician 1957Related quotes
“If you join the rat race — you're in the race of rats.”
“You can win the rat race but you're still a rat.”
Wall and Piece (2005)
“Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison, and then waiting around for the rat to die.”
Traveling Mercies
Source: Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
“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
“Anyone can rat, but it takes a certain amount of ingenuity to re-rat.”
Remark in 1923 after rejoining the Conservatives, having left them earlier to join the Liberals; reported in Kay Halle, Irrepressible Churchill (1966), p. 52–53. Other sources say this remark was made in 1924.
Early career years (1898–1929)
“Not every pigeon is a rat with wings. Not every rat with wings is a dove of peace.”
“Can't be part of the rat race when you're one of the rats who knows you're in a cage.”
