PriestOfSyrinx Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 So, I found out my yearbook quote is due tommorow. It goes with my grad picture. Obviously people say I should use a RUSH quote. Does anyone have a suggestion for me to use? I thought of this "The greatest act can be one little victory" plus like some random stuff about congrats to everyone, eh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-digitation Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Wow...you're so young. My 20th reunion is next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 My yearbook c/o '84 had many Rush references. There were many fond references to driving around town drinking beer and listening to Rush and 2112 in particular. A Rush reference would definitely be appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PriestOfSyrinx Posted December 12, 2006 Author Share Posted December 12, 2006 I have 2 ideas: "These walls that still surround me still contain the same old me: Just one more who's searching for a world that ought to be." - "Circumstances" "Everybody's got mixed feelings about the function and the form. Everybody's got to deviate from the norm." - "Vital Signs" "The greatest act can be one little victory" -One little victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadwing2112 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 ^^^Good Quotes.^^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PriestOfSyrinx Posted December 12, 2006 Author Share Posted December 12, 2006 I want to pick 1. Out of those 3 or any others you know, which sounds the best for the yearbook. I need the advice. Please help me here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 This always worked for me. "You don't get something for nothing You don't get freedom for free You won't get wise With the sleep still in your eyes No matter what your dreams might be" "Something For Nothing" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
different strings Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 QUOTE (SlackABob @ Dec 12 2006, 02:09 PM) This always worked for me. "You don't get something for nothing You don't get freedom for free You won't get wise With the sleep still in your eyes No matter what your dreams might be" "Something For Nothing" I have always liked those words and I would certainly vote for that Priest Of Syrinx - nice one Bobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
third hand grace Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 HOW ABOUT "Life is just a candle and a dream must give it flame" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-digitation Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 QUOTE (PriestOfSyrinx @ Dec 11 2006, 10:54 PM) I have 2 ideas: "These walls that still surround me still contain the same old me: Just one more who's searching for a world that ought to be." - "Circumstances" "Everybody's got mixed feelings about the function and the form. Everybody's got to deviate from the norm." - "Vital Signs" "The greatest act can be one little victory" -One little victory You could quote Losing It as a bit of hopefulness for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PriestOfSyrinx Posted December 12, 2006 Author Share Posted December 12, 2006 I like the one from Something for Nothing but it might be too long. The fountain of lamenth one is pretty sweet. I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madra sneachta Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 QUOTE (PriestOfSyrinx @ Dec 12 2006, 01:21 PM) I like the one from Something for Nothing but it might be too long. The fountain of lamenth one is pretty sweet. I like it! I concur with the Lamneth quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Well now, this opens up a wider topic: Which Rush lyrics do you relate to most? I've found as I've gotten older, I've had a growing appreciation for Neil's later lyrics. It's just natural that your perspective changes as you get older; back when I was in high school, I found the topics of the early Rush lyrics most fitting... the idealism, the grandiose visions of a perfect world, etc. Neil's later lyrics became more direct, more personal, and more ambivalent about the nature of life and experience. Case in point: "Roll the Bones." Why are we here? Because we're here -- roll the bones. Why does it happen? Because it happens -- roll the bones. There are questions that have no answers. Not everything in life has a rational, "fair" explanation. It's almost hard to believe that the same person, 11 years earlier, wrote: You can choose from phantom fears and kindness that can kill. I will choose a path that's clear; I will choose freewill. Sure, the idea of freewill is not necessarily negated by the almost nihilistic attitude in "Roll the Bones," but I think Neil had learned a lot about life in those intervening 11 years, just as I've learned a lot in the 18 years since I first got into Rush. Then think a bit about some of the lyrics on "Vapor Trails," the album where Neil first dealt with the personal struggles he'd experienced in the late '90s. I wasn't walking on water. I was standing on a reef when the tide came in. Swept beneath the surface, lost without a trace. No hope at all. No hope at all. (OK, those are the most desperate lyrics on the whole album, but it proves a point.) I think there's something really special and unique about being a Rush fan in that very few artists have had the opportunity to grow and share their experiences with their audience over a period of 30+ years the way Rush has. As for the quote you should use for your yearbook? If it's not already too late, I'd suggest: You can do a lot in a lifetime if you don't burn out too fast. You can make the most of the distance. First you need endurance; first you've got to last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudzu Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 I like the "Vital Signs" and "Something for Nothing" quotes. Also maybe this from "Dreamline": "We are young Wandering the face of the earth Wondering what our dreams might be worth Learning that we're only immortal For a limited time" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broncos730 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Well I always believed that Neil's strongest socially applicable lyrics were in the 80s. Second Nature: Folks have got to make choices- And choices got to have voices Today is different, And tomorrow the same It's hard to take the world The way that it came Mission: Hold your fire- Keep it burning bright Hold the flame 'til the dream ignites- A spirit with a vision is a dream with a mission Middletown Dreams: Dreams flow across the heartland Feeding on the fires Dreams transport desires Drive you when you're down - And of course The Pass: All of us get lost in the darkness Dreamers learn to steer by the stars All of us do time in the gutter Dreamers turn to look at the cars But for a yearbook, my fav would have to be from Dreamline: When we are young Wandering the face of the Earth Wondering what our dreams might be worth Learning that we are only immortal for a limited time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subdivisions717 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 I think my post script is a good one, and at the risk of being redunant: Against the run of the mill Static as it seems We break the surface tension With our wild kinetic dreams It's hopeful for the future, a charge to deviate from the norm and 100% Rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbomb106 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 If I had been into Rush when I was in high school, my senior quote would have been: Growing up it all seems so one-sided Opinions all provided The future predecided Detached and subdivided In the mass production zone Somehow, it seems topical for high school. Is that over 120 characters? That was our limit. Why do I remember 1991 so well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PriestOfSyrinx Posted December 12, 2006 Author Share Posted December 12, 2006 One of my favourite songs is SUBDIVISIONS. I think Im going to use that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetersvt Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 QUOTE (third hand grace @ Dec 12 2006, 07:31 AM) HOW ABOUT "Life is just a candle and a dream must give it flame" ? That would be my vote as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
priest_of_syrinx Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 "In the dog days, people look to Sirius..." Just kidding How about: "Here we come, out of the cradle. Endlessly rocking." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Today'sTomSawyer Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 "Though we know that time has wings, we're the ones who have to fly." Sort of gives meaning to the rest of your life. Don't waste it and live it to the fullest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyt Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 here's a good non-rush quote: I AM THE STATE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillBuckner Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Forget having Rush quotes, the best yearbook quote is obviously "TRAPPED IN YEARBOOK FACTORY SEND HELP PLZ" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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