Rat Race, Win, Still a Rat, Lily Tomlin

“The trouble with being in the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.” - Lily Tomlin

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 27.

Monsters, Ghosts, Win, Stephen King

“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real, too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.” - Stephen King

Win, Learn How to Lose, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

“You won't win until you learn how to lose. I don't like to do it, but I can stand it. Along with everything else, you have to acquire the ability to accept defeat. No one makes it without stumbling.” - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Special Report: Sports (August-October 1990)

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 3.