Designers Block

I am using the Arabian proverb, "The whisper of a pretty girl can be heard further than the roar of a lion" as the base for my final project in DAI525 - Advanced Graphic Design. I'm feeling uninspired although it's a great quote.

How do I apply that quote to my neighborhood - the Upper Haight? I keep envisioning long flowing hippie girl whirling around in circles at a protest... but that seems so cliche.

*sigh*