Alex Lifeson Quotes
I think Rush have always had this reputation, particularly to non-fans, of being an ultra-serious and cerebral group when, in fact, the reverse is true. We don't take ourselves seriously at all. Sure, we take our music seriously, but that's altogether different.
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I think every fight is different based on who is fighting.
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There's nothing unnatural in creation.
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Fortune and love favor the brave.
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I am not in politics to make more money.
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Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought.
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A key reason that elections are run so badly is that in most states, political partisans are in charge.
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I love comedy because I'm naturally a very silly person.
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I got a chance to work with Mel Brooks on two of his films: Silent Movie and High Anxiety.
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There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher.
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I want to reach the heights of stardom beyond my imagination.
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I write to please me, and I've been very lucky. It's like playing baseball. You just keep swinging, and eventually you get a hit.
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I have me. I have God. I have my son. Everything else is extra.
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I think people think of Oregon as such a granola, hippie kind of a place.
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Writers who are activists are very rarely taken seriously as artists.
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Madness need not be all breakdown. It may also be break-through. It is potential liberation and renewal as well as enslavement and existential death.
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If you are going to call a film a 'black film' then you have to make a film that represents everyone that's black, which is almost impossible. That is why white films are not called white films, they are just called 'films.'
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Schools ought to teach students to challenge secular ideologies masquerading as science in the classroom.
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I've spent the past month in Washington, D.C., and it is terrific to be back in America.
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This is serious, and you gotta keep your mind open in case an idea comes along-you want there to be some room for it to fit in.
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I do know that there is a difference between artists who are career-driven and artists who have a calling and are just compelled to make music, compelled to perform live, and the business isn't the reason they're doing it. In fact, there isn't really a reason. You just do it.
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My parents are very proud of my success but still worry, as I'm in a profession where there is no guarantee of work. They have always supported my decision to go into acting, but there have been tough times work-wise.
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I always thought of the zombies as being about revolution, one generation consuming the next.
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Hawaii is so complex; there are so many points of view, and there are so many experiences to see and to find.
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I think Rush have always had this reputation, particularly to non-fans, of being an ultra-serious and cerebral group when, in fact, the reverse is true. We don't take ourselves seriously at all. Sure, we take our music seriously, but that's altogether different.
