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Don't become an academic. Just kidding. But seriously, stay out of my field.
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Two academics walk into a bar. You should be writing.
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I may disapprove of what you say but will defend to the death your right to say it after peer review.
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With great academic responsibility often comes a surprisingly limited amount of academic power.
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Correlation does not equal causation. Unless it does, in which case that expensive longitudinal study was probably unnecessary.
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Successful academic writing: 1% inspiration 12.51% perseveration 13% omission 30% citation 50% procrastination 90% nonnegotiable deadlines
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We wish to thank Reviewer 2 for their critical feedback & sincerely apologize for not having written the manuscript they would have written.
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It's not self-plagiarism. It's an implicit acknowledgment that one cannot improve upon perfection.
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"I'm opening an academic-publishing-themed restaurant. You bring the ingredients & get volunteers to cook & serve. Now pay me $10,000." @xor
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Unpack it a bit.
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You had me at "I read your most recent paper."
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Best,
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