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 More Quotes by Neil Peart More Quotes From Neil Peart No, his mind is not for rent Neil Peart hopeful independence government Look in, look the storm in the eye. Look out, to the sea and the sky. Look around, at the sight and sound. Look in, look out, look around. Neil Peart eye sight sea All the world's indeed a stage Neil Peart cages player world Don't try to change Doofus, let Doofus change you. Neil Peart trying It's always a happy day when YYZ appears on our luggage tags. Neil Peart happy-day luggage tag Live for yourself... there's no one else more worth living for... Neil Peart live-for-yourself worth-living Living in the limelight: the universal dream for those who wish to SEEM. Those who wish to BE, must put aside the alienation, get on with the fascination, the real relation, the underlying theme. Neil Peart real wish dream Throw off those chains of reason and your prison disappears. Neil Peart disappear prison reason 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 fighting people ideas The tarot card 'The Tower' seemed a chilling reflection of the events of September 11, 2001. Neil Peart september-11 events reflection But glittering prizes and endless compromises, Shatter the illusion of integrity... Neil Peart illusion compromise integrity Waiting for the winds of change to sweep the clouds away. Waiting for the rainbow's end to cast its gold your way ... You don't get something for nothing. You can't have freedom for free Neil Peart freedom change clouds Those who know what's best for us must rise and save us from ourselves. Neil Peart knows 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 distance sports country Lessons taught but never learned, all around us anger burns. Guide the future by the past. Long ago the mould was cast. Neil Peart long-ago future past Like a force of nature love can fade with the stars at dawn... Neil Peart force stars dawn Geddy once joked, 'You're the only guy I know who rehearses to rehearse! Neil Peart american-pie guy knows Courageous convictions will drag the dream into existence. Neil Peart courageous conviction dream Half the world cries Half the world laughs Half the world tries To be the other half Neil Peart half trying laughing 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 role-models choices age
