Top 18 Rat Race Quotes

Words matter. These are the best Rat Race Quotes from famous people such as Graydon Carter, Poonam Dhillon, Tom Wilson, J. D. Souther, Lily Tomlin, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.

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It’s a rare moment when we take a break from the tribulations of the daily rat race to reflect on assumptions and values that we casually accept as gospel.
Graydon Carter
I don’t want to be in any rat race.
Poonam Dhillon
I wouldn’t mind the rat race – if the rats would lose once in a while.
Tom Wilson
In the ’80s, I got tired of the rat race. It was a terrible time for music. I wasn’t part of that whole MTV craze. I did ‘Go Ahead and Rain,’ which was Madeleine Stowe’s first bit, but felt no connection to it. I went many years where I didn’t have to work.
J. D. Souther
The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.
Lily Tomlin
Profit is the sole criterion used by the establishment to evaluate economic activity. From the rat race to lame ducks. The vocabulary in vogue is a give-away. It’s more reminiscent of a human menagerie than human society.
Jimmy Reid
My idea of an actor is to be different persons with different roles. Every time a script interests me, I look for interesting characters because I intend to completely transport myself into it. This happens only because I am a very greedy actor. I am not part of the rat race because I am living a dream.
Vidya Balan
I am never embarrassed to relax. I am not part of any rat race. I am very happy to be by myself.
Tabu
The rat race is real. I was part of the rat race.
Nuseir Yassin
I never felt the need to be in the rat race.
Tabu
Schools are not exam factories for the rat race.
Johann Lamont
I am no longer interested in the rat race and I want to be around in a meaningful way.
Nagma
I am very ambitious and have set goals for myself. I really don’t keep a tab on what my contemporaries are doing. I want to push myself as an actress and don’t want to get into the rat race. With every film, I want to grow as a person and an actress. The character I play needs to change me in real life.
Sonam Kapoor
From getting good grades in school, to thinking about getting a good career and settling down, we all have been running a rat race. We always thought that we were doing it for ourselves but actually we were doing it for others. Like, I realized, I never had time for myself.
Gurmeet Choudhary
I do not want to be a part of Hindi cinema’s rat race. But yes, if I get offers and characters which I feel would suit me as well as make some difference to me, I will do a Hindi film.
Prosenjit Chatterjee
We’re not just designed just to work all day and run a rat race. We’re designed to be in community, to volunteer, to vote, to raise our kids. And I think the more inputs and investments we can give in people to do those things, the better off we are as a community.
Michael Tubbs
How many years has it taken people to realize that we are all brothers and sisters and human beings in the human race? I mean how many years does it take people to see that? We’re all in this rat race together!
Marsha P. Johnson
I’m not in any rat race. This allows me to take up roles that are traditionally considered risky for a heroine to essay.
Suman Ranganathan