Quote from Dick in Superstitious Dick
Dick: Well, I didn't get the grant. Tommy: Mmm. They didn't like your ideas? Dick: I never got to them. I was too busy yanking on Dubcek's ears. It's so weird. Humans make up all these superstitions to try to control random events, but before they know it, the superstitions are controlling them. And to think I fell for it.