Neil Peart

You can surrender without a prayer, but never really pray without surrender. You can fight without ever winning, but never ever win without a fight. ↗

— Neil Peart

#inspirational

A spirit with a vision is a dream with a mission. ↗

— Neil Peart

#dreams

Geddy once joked, 'You're the only guy I know who rehearses to rehearse! ↗

— Neil Peart

#humor

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? ↗

— Neil Peart

#respect

I don't like lyrics that are just thrown together, that were obviously written as you went along, or the song was already written and the guy made up the lyrics in five minutes. ↗

— Neil Peart

#already #five #guy #i #just

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

#ankles #any #canada #good #growing

Playing a three-hour Rush show is like running a marathon while solving equations. ↗

— Neil Peart

#like #marathon #playing #running #rush

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

— Neil Peart

#drumming #gave #get #into #later

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. ↗

— Neil Peart

#condition #even #future #get #life

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

#go #golf #good #guys #i