Neil Peart Quotes

All the same we take our chances,
Laughed at by time, tricked by circumstances,
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose,
The more that things change, the more they stay the same. -- Circumstances (1978)

...if the music stops and there's only the sound of the rain
All the hope and glory -- All the sacrifice in vain
(And) If love remains, though everything is lost
We will pay the price, but we will not count the cost -- Bravado (1991)

A scorching blast of golden fire as it slowly leaves the ground
Tears away with a mighty force
The air is shattered by the awesome sound -- Countdown (1982)

No hero in your tragedy,
No daring in your escape,
No salutes for your surrender,
Nothing noble in your fate,
Christ, what have you done? -- The Pass (1989)

Miracles will have their claimers
More will bow to Rome
He and she are in the house
But there's only me at home. -- Anagram (For Mongo) (1989)

An ounce of perception, a pound of obscure
Process information at half speed
Pause, rewind, replay
Warm memory chip
Random sample, hold the one you need -- Vital Signs (1981)

How can anybody be enlightened?
Truth is after all so poorly lit -- Turn The Page (1987)

Wave after wave
Will flow with the tide
And bury the world as it does
Tide after tide
Will flow and recede
Leaving life to go on
As it was... -- Natural Science (1980)

Faith is cold as ice.
Why are little ones born only to suffer
for the want of immunity, or a bowl of rice?
Well, who would hold a price on the heads of the innocent children
if there's some immortal power to control the dice? -- Roll The Bones (1991)

Genius is the fire that lights itself. -Commenting on Buddy Rich.

I set a course just east of Lyra
And northwest of Pegasus
Flew into the light of Deneb
Sailed across the Milky Way
On my ship, the 'Rocinante'
Wheeling through the galaxies
Headed for the heart of Cygnus
Headlong into mystery -- Cygnus X-1, Book One; The Voyage (1977)

A planet of playthings
We dance on the strings of powers we cannot perceive
The stars aren't aligned or the gods are maligned
Blame is better to give than receive -- Freewill (1980)

Adventures suck when you're having them. -- Roadshow (2006)

All the busy little creatures
chasing out their destinies.
Living in their pools
they soon forget about the sea... -- Natural Science (1980)

I define my approach to each day I am given as, "What is the most excellent thing I can do today?" – from the book "Far and Near: On Days Like These"