“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible. —Frank Zappa” — Oliver Benjamin Frank Zappa Copy Share Image
“Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds. —Henry Adams” — Oliver Benjamin Politics Copy Share Image
“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” — Oliver Benjamin Answer Copy Share Image
“The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. —Bertrand Russell” — Oliver Benjamin Doubt Copy Share Image
“Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job. —Douglas Adams, The… — Oliver Benjamin Allowed Copy Share Image
“Beware of the pursuit of the Superhuman: it leads to an indiscriminate contempt for the Human. To a man, horses and dogs… — Oliver Benjamin Man and superman Copy Share Image
“Indeed it’s well known that many people don’t “get” The Big Lebowski because they find the plot wanting. Yet what makes the… — Oliver Benjamin Well known Copy Share Image
“In the split second where you understand a joke you experience a moment of “enlightenment.” This cannot be achieved by “explaining” the… — Oliver Benjamin Buddhism Copy Share Image
“Blessed are the goofballs, the crazies, for they refuse to take things seriously. —Rick Stanley” — Oliver Benjamin Crazies Copy Share Image
“It’s no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense. —Mark Twain” — Oliver Benjamin Stranger than fiction Copy Share Image
“As far as I’m concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue. —Albert Einstein” — Oliver Benjamin Character Copy Share Image
“The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists. That is why they invented Hell. —Bertrand Russell” — Oliver Benjamin Ethics Copy Share Image
“Forgive me my nonsense as I forgive the nonsense of those who think they talk sense. —Robert Frost” — Oliver Benjamin Forgiveness Copy Share Image
“It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious. —Oscar Wilde” — Oliver Benjamin Bad people Copy Share Image
“The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. —Steven Wright” — Oliver Benjamin Early bird Copy Share Image
“This I conceive to be the chemical function of humor: to change the character of our thought. —Lin Yutang, The Importance of… — Oliver Benjamin Comedy Copy Share Image
“A surprisingly good case could be made that much of culture is hallucination. The whole intent and function of ritual appears to… — Oliver Benjamin Culture Copy Share Image
“The three great American vices seem to be efficiency, punctuality, and the desire for achievement and success. They are the things that… — Oliver Benjamin Achievement and success Copy Share Image
“The 20th century linguistic revolution is the recognition that language is not merely a device for communicating ideas about the world, but… — Oliver Benjamin First place Copy Share Image
“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… — Oliver Benjamin Faith Copy Share Image
“Outside of severe hallucinogens like PCP, by far the most “dangerous” drug of all is alcohol, and aside from the fistfights, car… — Oliver Benjamin Alcohol Copy Share Image
“Erik Erikson coined the term “pseudo-speciation” to describe our xenophobic instinct. It is as if we rejected out of hand the unity… — Oliver Benjamin Speciation Copy Share Image
“While the process of evolution is often characterized in terms of dog-eat-dog competition and the “survival of the fittest,” this new research… — Oliver Benjamin Biology Copy Share Image
“The nap also has a deserved reputation for its spiritual benefits. The founders of the great world religions were dedicated nappers, and… — Oliver Benjamin Religion Copy Share Image
“In order for the wheel to turn, for life to be lived, impurities are needed, and the impurities of impurities in the… — Oliver Benjamin Life Copy Share Image
“The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything. —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe” — Oliver Benjamin Goethe Copy Share Image
