The spoken-word sample in "Breaking All Illusions"

[Mebert78]

I haven't seen this posted anywhere (unless I missed it), so I figured I'd post it.  I was able to decipher bits of the spoken-word sample and searched for the full passage on Google.  I found the full quote.  Actually, it's two separate quotes from the writer Khalil Gibran.  The quotes are can be found on many websites that contain lists of quotes on attitude.  Here they are:

1) "Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens
to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens." -- Khalil Gibran.

2) "Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars." -- Khalil Gibran



And here's a Wikipedia blurb on Gibran:

Khalil Gibran (1883-1931) is a Lebanese American artist, poet, and writer. He is chiefly known in the English speaking world for his 1923 book The Prophet, an early example of inspirational fiction including a series of philosophical essays written in poetic English prose. The book sold well despite a cool critical reception, and became extremely popular in the 1960s counterculture.  Gibran is the third best-selling poet of all time, behind Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu.

[bosk1]

Interesting.  I wonder who is doing the reading in the samples.

[fibreoptix]

Interesting.  I wonder who is doing the reading in the samples.

Paul Northfield according to the credits.

[SystematicThought]

I think there was a thread last week that had it.

Yeah, it's Paul Northfield reading it. The man should do audiobooks

[gmillerdrake]

Thanks for sharing this..i had wondered and picked up a good part of it but it's neat to finally know the entirety and the 'story' behind it. It just makes me desire a long conversation with JMX even more....that has to be his doing. Again, appreciate the effort in you sharing this. 

[Cable]

Pardon my ignorance; at what time stamp do the spoken words occur? This is my favorite so far off of ADTOE, and thus has gotten a few more spins. But this part has honestly not jumped out to me.

[gmillerdrake]

Pardon my ignorance; at what time stamp do the spoken words occur? This is my favorite so far off of ADTOE, and thus has gotten a few more spins. But this part has honestly not jumped out to me.

It is very subtle and "hidden" but it's from 2:24-2:43

[lyfeternl]

Yes, thank you for doing the research on this. I was going to sit down and put forth the effort in figuring out that spoken-word segment but I couldn't find the time. I'm glad someone else did.

Much appreciation 

[The Letter M]

I haven't seen this posted anywhere (unless I missed it)

Yep, 10 days ago...

https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=27932.msg1062711

I picked this up on one of my first couple listens and googled it and found the quotes to be very fitting and inspiring. Good choice and I wonder if it was JM or JP who thought to put these in.

-Marc.

[Samsara]

Interesting.  I wonder who is doing the reading in the samples.

Paul Northfield according to the credits.

Northfield rocks.

Thanks for posting that Mike...I had wondered what was being said.

[Mebert78]

I haven't seen this posted anywhere (unless I missed it)

Yep, 10 days ago...

https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=27932.msg1062711

I picked this up on one of my first couple listens and googled it and found the quotes to be very fitting and inspiring. Good choice and I wonder if it was JM or JP who thought to put these in.

-Marc.

Ooops.  I did search the forum for "Khalil Gibran" to see if it had been posted.  Maybe I spelt it wrong when I searched.

Anyway, they are cool quotes.  I wonder if JM was inspired by the quotes and wrote the lyrics around it, or whether he wrote the lyrics first and then thought the quote would fit well.