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title: "Tell you, the worst kind of non-smokers' the kind where you're smokin… — Bill Hicks Quote #86 | QuotesBy.net"
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> # Tell you, the worst kind of non-smokers' the kind where you're smoking and they just walk up to you : \[starts coughing in the naggy-I-want-you-to-stop kinda' cough\] I always say, 'Shit, you're lucky you don't smoke. That's some cough you got there, dude. I'm smoking, you're coughing. Wow.' That's kind of cruel, man, going up to a smoker and coughing. Shit! Do you go up to crippled people dancing too, you fucks? 'Hey, Mr. Wheelchair. What's your problem? Come on ironside, race ya!'

[Bill Hicks](https://quotesby.net/Bill-Hicks)\#86

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## About this quote

What does it mean?The speaker criticizes non-smokers who cough near smokers, comparing it to mocking people with physical disabilities.In plain termsNon-smokers who cough at smokers are being cruel, like mocking someone in a wheelchair.What can you take from it?Judging others can be hypocritical.

### Where it applies

- confronting smokers
- discussing health habits

### Putting it to work

- calling out hypocrisy
- defending smokers

### Questions to consider

- When does health advice become rude?
- How do we respect choices?

### Another view

Public health concerns may justify non-smokers' reactions.

## More from Bill Hicks

1. > 'People who hate people - come together!' 'No!'

[Permalink to quote \#85](https://quotesby.net/Bill-Hicks/85/ "Permalink to quote 85")
2. > I have been a comedian for a long time, so forgive me while I plaster on a fake smile and plough through this shit one more time.

[Permalink to quote \#87](https://quotesby.net/Bill-Hicks/87/ "Permalink to quote 87")
3. > The only reason I don't quit smoking is because I fear that if I did, I'd become one of you.

[Permalink to quote \#84](https://quotesby.net/Bill-Hicks/84/ "Permalink to quote 84")

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1. > 'I'm a non-smoker. I'm pro-life. I'm a pro-life non-smoker.' Let the party begin.

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2. > How much do you smoke, sir? A pack a week? Why don't you just put on a dress and swish around : I go through two lighters a day.

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