Julius Quote #184
Quote from Julius in Everybody Hates Superstition
Chris: I lost your lucky socks.
Julius: Chris, those socks aren't lucky. If they were lucky, I'd still have my hair, I would have hit the number and I wouldn't still be wearing a pair of socks I had when I met your mother.
Chris: But I have a lot of big stuff going on in school tomorrow. I need those socks.
Julius: Chris, you need to make your own luck in this world. Success comes from opportunity and preparation.
Adult Chris: [v.o.] And being White.
Julius: Do you think it was luck when Rocky beat Mr. T? Do you think the Ghostbusters were lucky when they saved New York from the Stay-Puff Marshmallow Man? Do you think Godzilla was lucky when he beat Ghidrah the three-headed monster?
Chris: Mm, I don't know. I guess not.
Julius: That's right. Chris, the only thing lucky about those socks is that I couldn't find the matching pants. Now go find your own luck. You don't need those socks.
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Drew: Yes, ma'am.
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Adult Chris: [v.o.] I had no idea what to say. Without my lucky socks and without studying I was in big, big trouble.
Chris: Um... Many people think that when you succeed against all odds it's by luck. Well, I don't believe in luck. At least not anymore. [clears throat] I mean, was- Was it lucky- Was it lucky when when Rocky beat Mr. T? No, he prepared for it. He prepared by beating Apollo Creed. So now who pities the fool? I mean, was it lucky when Indiana Jones saved those kids from the Temple of Doom? No, he prepared. He prepared by saving the world in Raiders of the Lost Ark. I mean, if you could save the whole world, it's not going to be too hard to save a couple of kids. Was it lucky when King Kong defeated those planes? No, 'cause he didn't defeat the planes. They shot his behind clear off the Empire State Building. Now if King Kong had spent some time learning how to fight some planes instead of chasing a White girl around, he would be alive to this very day. Many people believe that you can succeed against all odds. I don't believe that. I believe the odds are, that if you don't prepare, you won't succeed.
Ms. Morello: Yes! Yes! Yes! [applauase]
Adult Chris: [v.o.] It turns out I didn't need lucky socks. All I needed was to listen to my father.