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… - Neil Peart

You can't get together with three people and say, 'we want a career spanning 20 years and a really loyal following — here's the plan.' We just did what we thought was right, made music we liked, and hoped other people would too. So far, that's been the secret formula.

They say there are strangers who threaten us
In our immigrants and infidels
They say there is strangeness too dangerous
In our theaters and bookstore shelves
That those who know what's best for us
Must rise and save us from ourselves -- Witch Hunt (Part III of 'Fear') (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"