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Better the pride that resides as a citizen of the world than a pride that divides when a colorful rag is unfurled
Neil Peart
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Neil Peart
Age: 67 †
Born: 1952
Born: September 12
Died: 2020
Died: January 7
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City of Hamilton
Neil Ellwood Peart
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Everything in moderation, with occasional excess.
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The ones we wish could hear us have heard it all before.
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If you want something done right, just forget it.
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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
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