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Neil Peart Quotes

I still totally believe in individual rights and individual responsibility and in choosing to do good Picture Quote #1

Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep Picture Quote #1

If the future’s looking dark, We’re the ones who have to shine. If there’s no one in control, We’re the ones who draw the line. Though we live in trying times, We’re the ones who have to try. And we know that time has wings, So we’re the ones who have to fly Picture Quote #1

Playing a three-hour Rush show is like running a marathon while solving equations Picture Quote #1

If you want something done right, just forget it Picture Quote #1

Like a force of nature Love can fade with the stars at dawn Picture Quote #1

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What a young musician’s dream, to say, Look at those chrome drums. Look at that 22-inch ride cymbal. I’ll have those. It was one of those unparalleled exciting days of your life Picture Quote #1

If I do something weird, play it twice and it’s a new part Picture Quote #1

Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand... prejudice, fear and ignorance walk hand-in-hand Picture Quote #1

Courageous convictions will drag the dream into existence Picture Quote #1

Throw off those chains of reason and your prison disappears Picture Quote #1

Different hearts beat on different strings Picture Quote #1

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To me, the highest expression of life is art with jokes. It’s very rarified, very difficult to accomplish if you want to be more than just funny, and more than just jokes about human gaseousness Picture Quote #1

It was actually drumming that gave me the stamina to get into sports later. I started playing drums at 13, and when I got to the international touring level... I got interested in cross-country skiing, long-distance swimming, bicycling... things that require stamina, not finesse Picture Quote #1

Now I call myself a bleeding heart libertarian. Because I do believe in the principles of Libertarianism as an ideal - because I’m an idealist Picture Quote #1

It’s interesting. I’ve known quite a few good athletes that can’t begin to play a beat on the drum set. Most team sport is about the smooth fluidity of hand-eye coordination and physical grace, where drumming is much more about splitting all those things up Picture Quote #1

Anytime I have an idea, I’ll make sure that I put it down so that when we do sit down to write an album, I don’t have to dream it all out of thin air. I don’t have to be creative on the spur of the moment, or spontaneously artistic. I just take advantage of whenever creativity strikes Picture Quote #1

I had spindly little ankles, and growing up in Canada, I couldn’t skate. I was no good at any sports so was very much a pariah through those adolescent years Picture Quote #1

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I love jokes as much as anyone, but I don’t want to hear my snail jokes every day. But I might want to hear a good song every day Picture Quote #1

I’m less comfortable in a gregarious social situation, and you can be introverted and still share everything. It just means that you’re guarded Picture Quote #1

I’m still no good at ball-and-stick games. If I go play golf with the guys, it’s intended to be a joke Picture Quote #1

Innocence gave me confidence to go up against reality Picture Quote #1

A quality of justice A quantity of light A particle of mercy Makes the color of right Picture Quote #1

Half the world cries Half the world laughs Half the world tries To be the other half Picture Quote #1

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I think everything I do has Howard Roark [hero of The Fountainhead] in it, you know, as much as anything. The person I write for is Howard Roark Picture Quote #1

Howard Roark stood as a role model for me - as exactly the way I already was living. Even at that tender age [18] I already felt that. And it was intuitive or instinctive or inbred stubbornness or whatever; but I had already made those choices and suffered for them Picture Quote #1

If it’s cross-country ski season, I’ll be out doing that, or snowshoeing up in Quebec. In my California home, I go to the local Y and I like doing yoga. It’s been hugely beneficial to me in injury avoidance Picture Quote #1

Sometimes you’re up against everybody in the whole world - even your friends and family are saying, You need a single. You feel sometimes incredibly alone Picture Quote #1

There’s still a lot I’m angry about, a lot of human behaviour that’s appalling and despicable, but you choose what you can fight against. I always thought if I could just put something in words perfectly enough, people would get the idea and it would change things Picture Quote #1

To get nostalgic about other people’s music, or even about your own, makes a terrible statement about the condition of your life and your prospects for the future. I have no patience with that kind of attitude, whether it’s on radio or among friends Picture Quote #1

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I still totally believe in individual rights and individual responsibility and in choosing to do good. (Neil Peart Quotes) Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep (Neil Peart Quotes) If the future’s looking dark, We’re the ones who have to shine. If there’s no one in control, We’re the ones who draw the line. Though we live in trying times, We’re the ones who have to try. And we know that time has wings, So we’re the ones who have to fly (Neil Peart Quotes) Playing a three-hour Rush show is like running a marathon while solving equations (Neil Peart Quotes) If you want something done right, just forget it (Neil Peart Quotes) Like a force of nature Love can fade with the stars at dawn (Neil Peart Quotes) What a young musician’s dream, to say, Look at those chrome drums. Look at that 22-inch ride cymbal. I’ll have those. It was one of those unparalleled exciting days of your life. (Neil Peart Quotes) If I do something weird, play it twice and it’s a new part (Neil Peart Quotes) Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand... prejudice, fear and ignorance walk hand-in-hand (Neil Peart Quotes) Courageous convictions will drag the dream into existence (Neil Peart Quotes) Throw off those chains of reason and your prison disappears (Neil Peart Quotes) Different hearts beat on different strings (Neil Peart Quotes) To me, the highest expression of life is art with jokes. It’s very rarified, very difficult to accomplish if you want to be more than just funny, and more than just jokes about human gaseousness (Neil Peart Quotes) It was actually drumming that gave me the stamina to get into sports later. I started playing drums at 13, and when I got to the international touring level... I got interested in cross-country skiing, long-distance swimming, bicycling... things that require stamina, not finesse (Neil Peart Quotes) Now I call myself a bleeding heart libertarian. Because I do believe in the principles of Libertarianism as an ideal - because I’m an idealist (Neil Peart Quotes) It’s interesting. I’ve known quite a few good athletes that can’t begin to play a beat on the drum set. Most team sport is about the smooth fluidity of hand-eye coordination and physical grace, where drumming is much more about splitting all those things up (Neil Peart Quotes) Anytime I have an idea, I’ll make sure that I put it down so that when we do sit down to write an album, I don’t have to dream it all out of thin air. I don’t have to be creative on the spur of the moment, or spontaneously artistic. I just take advantage of whenever creativity strikes (Neil Peart Quotes) I had spindly little ankles, and growing up in Canada, I couldn’t skate. I was no good at any sports so was very much a pariah through those adolescent years (Neil Peart Quotes) I love jokes as much as anyone, but I don’t want to hear my snail jokes every day. But I might want to hear a good song every day (Neil Peart Quotes) I’m less comfortable in a gregarious social situation, and you can be introverted and still share everything. It just means that you’re guarded (Neil Peart Quotes) I’m still no good at ball-and-stick games. If I go play golf with the guys, it’s intended to be a joke (Neil Peart Quotes) Innocence gave me confidence to go up against reality (Neil Peart Quotes) A quality of justice A quantity of light A particle of mercy Makes the color of right (Neil Peart Quotes) Half the world cries Half the world laughs Half the world tries To be the other half (Neil Peart Quotes) I think everything I do has Howard Roark [hero of The Fountainhead] in it, you know, as much as anything. The person I write for is Howard Roark (Neil Peart Quotes) Howard Roark stood as a role model for me - as exactly the way I already was living. Even at that tender age [18] I already felt that. And it was intuitive or instinctive or inbred stubbornness or whatever; but I had already made those choices and suffered for them (Neil Peart Quotes) If it’s cross-country ski season, I’ll be out doing that, or snowshoeing up in Quebec. In my California home, I go to the local Y and I like doing yoga. It’s been hugely beneficial to me in injury avoidance (Neil Peart Quotes) Sometimes you’re up against everybody in the whole world - even your friends and family are saying, You need a single. You feel sometimes incredibly alone. (Neil Peart Quotes) There’s still a lot I’m angry about, a lot of human behaviour that’s appalling and despicable, but you choose what you can fight against. I always thought if I could just put something in words perfectly enough, people would get the idea and it would change things. (Neil Peart Quotes) To get nostalgic about other people’s music, or even about your own, makes a terrible statement about the condition of your life and your prospects for the future. I have no patience with that kind of attitude, whether it’s on radio or among friends. (Neil Peart Quotes)

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