Professor Steven Dutch (University of Wisconsin - Green Bay) shares his Top Ten No Sympathy Lines.
My favorite? I Paid Good Money for This Course and I Deserve a Good Grade
Right on! And ---
I paid good money to get on this golf course and I have a right to shoot par. Anyone can enter the U.S. Open - that's what "open" means. But if you don't make the cut, you don't play in the tournament. Nor do you get a refund of your entry fee.
I paid good money for a lawyer and I have a right to win my case.
I paid good money for a house and I have a right to see it increase in value, even if I haven't lifted a finger to maintain it in ten years.
I paid good money for this stock and I have a right to see it go up, even if I haven't bothered to watch the stock market. (I just know the XYZ Beta Video and 8-Track Tape Company is poised for growth!)
Almost everything you pay for in life is an entry fee. What happens next is up to you. Buy a Lexus and never change the oil and see what happens. Get a triple bypass and keep on smoking and snorking down the cholesterol - you'll be back.
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