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> [“The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything. —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-benjamin/the-intelligent-man-finds-almost-everything-ridiculous-the-sensible-2/)

[Oliver Benjamin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-benjamin/)

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## More by Oliver Benjamin

> [“Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds. —Henry Adams”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-benjamin/politics-as-a-practice-whatever-its-professions-has-always-been-the/)

[Oliver Benjamin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-benjamin/)

> [“There ain’t no answer. There ain’t going to be any answer. There never has been an answer. That’s the answer. —Gertrude Stein”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-benjamin/there-ain-t-no-answer-there-ain-t-going-to-be-any-answer-there-never/)

[Oliver Benjamin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-benjamin/)

> [“The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. —Bertrand Russell”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-benjamin/the-trouble-with-the-world-is-that-the-stupid-are-cocksure-and-the-2/)

[Oliver Benjamin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-benjamin/)

> [“Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job. —Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-benjamin/anyone-who-is-capable-of-getting-themselves-made-president-should-on-2/)

[Oliver Benjamin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-benjamin/)

> [“Indeed it’s well known that many people don’t “get” The Big Lebowski because they find the plot wanting. Yet what makes the film such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-benjamin/indeed-it-s-well-known-that-many-people-don-t-get-the-big-lebowski/)

[Oliver Benjamin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-benjamin/)

> [“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible. —Frank Zappa”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-benjamin/without-deviation-from-the-norm-progress-is-not-possible-frank-zappa/)

[Oliver Benjamin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-benjamin/)

> [“practice is just another word for “play.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-benjamin/practice-is-just-another-word-for-play/)

[Oliver Benjamin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-benjamin/)

> [“Beware of the pursuit of the Superhuman: it leads to an indiscriminate contempt for the Human. To a man, horses and dogs and cats…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-benjamin/beware-of-the-pursuit-of-the-superhuman-it-leads-to-an-indiscriminate/)

[Oliver Benjamin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-benjamin/)

> [“In the split second where you understand a joke you experience a moment of “enlightenment.” This cannot be achieved by “explaining” the joke, i.e.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-benjamin/in-the-split-second-where-you-understand-a-joke-you-experience-a/)

[Oliver Benjamin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-benjamin/)

> [“It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious. —Oscar Wilde”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-benjamin/it-is-absurd-to-divide-people-into-good-and-bad-people-are-either-2/)

[Oliver Benjamin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-benjamin/)

> [“The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything. —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-benjamin/the-intelligent-man-finds-almost-everything-ridiculous-the-sensible-2/)

[Oliver Benjamin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-benjamin/)

> [“Blessed are the goofballs, the crazies, for they refuse to take things seriously. —Rick Stanley”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-benjamin/blessed-are-the-goofballs-the-crazies-for-they-refuse-to-take-things/)

[Oliver Benjamin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-benjamin/)

> [“This I conceive to be the chemical function of humor: to change the character of our thought. —Lin Yutang, The Importance of Living”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-benjamin/this-i-conceive-to-be-the-chemical-function-of-humor-to-change-the-2/)

[Oliver Benjamin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-benjamin/)

> [“As far as I’m concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue. —Albert Einstein”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-benjamin/as-far-as-i-m-concerned-i-prefer-silent-vice-to-ostentatious-virtue-2/)

[Oliver Benjamin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-benjamin/)

> [“It’s not that the Dude believes in nothing—he’s no nihilist. It’s just that he entertains ideas so gingerly. Since he’s never angling from any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-benjamin/it-s-not-that-the-dude-believes-in-nothing-he-s-no-nihilist-it-s-just/)

[Oliver Benjamin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-benjamin/)

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