"All the really cool students smoke cigarettes. Therefore, you should, too."

Doctor: You should quit smoking.

Patient: Look who’s talking! I’ll quit when you do, Dr. Smokestack!

I am entitled to say whatever I choose because I have a right to say whatever I please.

Student to Lecturer: I know I missed half your classes and failed all my quizzes and assignments. First, my cat died. Then my girlfriend told me she has found someone else. With all I went through this semester, I don’t think I really deserve an F. Any chance you might cut me some slack and change my grade to a C or a D?

"I think there is great merit in making the requirements stricter for the graduate students. I recommend that you support it, too. After all, we are in a budget crisis and we do not want our salaries affected."

“I don’t feel guilty about cheating on Zaid’s online quiz. Half the class cheats on his quiz.”

Singh and Karen are arguing about cleaning out their closets:

Suzie: "We should clean out the closets. They are getting a bit messy.“

Singh: "Why we just go through those closets last year. Do we have to clean them out every day?"

Suzie: "I never said anything about cleaning them out every day. You just want to keep all your junk forever, which is just ridiculous."

Diplomat to diplomat: I’m sure you’ll agree that we are the rightful rulers of Iraq. It would be regrettable if we had to send armed forces to demonstrate the validity of our claim.

Professor Don has argued for more emphasis on music in our F2F classes to facilitate creativity. But Don is a selfish bigheaded fool. I absolutely refuse to listen to him.