“Rats in paradise! Rats in paradise!”
Song lyrics, Mutiny (1993), Mutiny in Heaven
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“If you join the rat race — you're in the race of rats.”
Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956) German poet, playwright, theatre director
“You can win the rat race but you're still a rat.”
Banksy pseudonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist, and painter
Wall and Piece (2005)
“Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison, and then waiting around for the rat to die.”
Anne Lamott (1954) Novelist, essayist, memoirist, activist
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.”
Lily Tomlin (1939) American actress, comedian, writer, and producer
Contributions of Jane Wagner
“The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.”
Jane Wagner (1935) Playwright, actress
Other material for Lily Tomlin
“Anyone can rat, but it takes a certain amount of ingenuity to re-rat.”
Winston S. Churchill (1874–1965) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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.”
Giannina Braschi (1953) Puerto Rican writer
“Can't be part of the rat race when you're one of the rats who knows you're in a cage.”
Ed Brubaker (1966) comic book writer and cartoonist
