Top Neil Peart Quotes - Quotesmemo.com

Neil Peart Biography

Neil Ellwood Peart, OC (/pɪərt/; born September 12, 1952), is a Canadian-American author and retired musician, best known as the drummer and primary lyricist for the rock band Rush. Peart has received numerous awards for his musical performances, including an induction into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1983, making him the youngest person ever so honoured. His drumming is known for its technical proficiency and his live performances are known for their exacting nature and stamina.

Read about Neil Peart in Wikipedia

Random Authors

Neil Peart Quotes

Better the pride that resides as a citizen of the world than a pride that divides when a colorful rag is unfurled

Pride, Rags, Citizens, Divides, Rag

Too much attention and hoopla doesn't agree with my temperament.

Agree, Attention, Hoopla, Temperament, Too Much

The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect, So hard to earn so easily burned In the fullness of time, A garden to nurture and protect It's a measure of a life The treasure of a life is a measure of love and respect, The way you live, the gifts that you give In the fullness of time, It's the only return that you expect

Garden, Give, Giving, Love, Protect, Treasure

Half the world hates What half the world does every day Half the world waits While half gets on with it anyway

Doe, Half, Hate, Hates, Waiting, World

The Seven Cities of Gold always fascinated me. Southwestern U. S. history especially fascinates me. The whole spur of the Spanish exploration of the Southwestern U. S. was the search for these mythical Seven Cities of Gold.

Cities, Fascinated, Gold, Spur, Spurs, Whole

I'm a linear thinking agnostic, but not an atheist folks.

Agnostic, Atheist, Linear, Thinking

Could hell be a place where there is no self-respect? A place where people have no pride in their own existence or behavior, and thus would have none for anyone or anything else?

Existence, People, Place, Pride, Self

It was actually drumming that gave me the stamina to get into sports later.

Drumming, Finesse, Gave, Sports

Each of us A cell of awareness Imperfect and incomplete Genetic blends With uncertain ends On a fortune hunt that's far too fleet

Awareness, Blends, Cells, Fortune, Genetic, Imperfect

When I'm riding my motorcycle, I'm glad to be alive. When I stop riding my motorcycle, I'm glad to be alive.

Alive, Glad, Glad To Be Alive, Motorcycle, Riding, Stop

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.

Creativity, Dream, Make, Sit, Spontaneously, Writing

Like a force of nature love can fade with the stars at dawn. . .

Dawn, Force, Love, Stars

Lessons taught but never learned, all around us anger burns. Guide the future by the past. Long ago the mould was cast.

Burns, Cast, Future, Long, Long Ago, Past

You can't get wise with sleep still in your eyes no matter what your dream might be.

Dream, Sleep, Wise

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.

Condition, Nostalgic, People, Statement, Terrible

No one gets to their heaven without a fight. . .

Fight, Fighting, Gets, Heaven

While I believe in all that freedom, I also believe that no one should suffer needlessly.

Believe, Freedom, Should, Suffer, Suffering

Half the world cries Half the world laughs Half the world tries To be the other half

Laughing, Trying, Half, Tries, World

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.

Country, Distance, Gave, Require, Skiing, Sports

From first to last, the peak is never passed. Something always fires the light that gets in your eyes.

Eye, Eyes, Fire, Light, Passed, Peak

1