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Michael Crichton Quotes

Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled Picture Quote #1

I tended to faint when I saw accident victims in the emergency ward, during surgery, or while drawing blood Picture Quote #1

In the information society, nobody thinks. We expect to banish paper, but we actually banish thought Picture Quote #1

Whenever you hear the consensus of scientists agrees on something or other, reach for your wallet, because you’re being had Picture Quote #1

The notion that the natural world obeys its own rules and doesn’t give a damn about your expectations comes as a massive shock... it will demand that you adapt to it Picture Quote #1

We need to get environmentalism out of the sphere of religion. We need to stop the mythic fantasies, and we need to stop the doomsday predictions. We need to start doing hard science instead Picture Quote #1

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Do you know what we call opinion in the absence of evidence? We call it prejudice Picture Quote #1

Praise not the day until evening has come, a woman until she is burnt, a sword until it is tried, a maiden until she is married, ice until it has been crossed, beer until it has been drunk Picture Quote #1

It’s hard to decide who’s truly brilliant; it’s easier to see who’s driven, which in the long run may be more important Picture Quote #1

Discovery, they believe, is inevitable. So they just try to do it first. That’s the game in science Picture Quote #1

Living systems are never in equilibrium. They are inherently unstable. They may seem stable, but they’re not. Everything is moving and changing. In a sense, everything is on the edge of collapse Picture Quote #1

Life is wonderful. It’s a gift to be alive, to see the sun and breathe the air. And there isn’t really anything else Picture Quote #1

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You know what’s wrong with scientific power? It’s a form of inherited wealth. And you know what assholes congenitally rich people are Picture Quote #1

All major changes are like death. You can’t see to the other side until you are there Picture Quote #1

He prays because he knows he doesn’t control it. He’s at the mercy of it Picture Quote #1

You know, at times like this one feels, well, perhaps extinct animals should be left extinct Picture Quote #1

Personally, I don’t deal much in theory. I have to deal with the facts. And on the basis of facts, I don’t see much difference in the behavior of men and women Picture Quote #1

The academic world was marching toward ever more specialized knowledge, expressed in ever more dense jargon Picture Quote #1

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Raising children is, in a sense, the reason the society exists in the first place. It’s the most important thing that happens, and it’s the culmination of all the tools and language and social structure that has evolved Picture Quote #1

Nobody smart knows what they want to do until they get into their twenties or thirties Picture Quote #1

For our own species, evolution occurs mostly through our behavior. We innovate new behavior to adapt Picture Quote #1

All your life, other people will try to take your accomplishments away from you. Don’t you take it away from yourself Picture Quote #1

When you have a strongly held belief, don’t you think it’s important to express that belief accurately? Picture Quote #1

The nasty little apes that call themselves human beings can do nothing except run and hide Picture Quote #1

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If you don’t know history, then you don’t know anything. You are a leaf that doesn’t know it is part of a tree Picture Quote #1

You are the reason why he exists on this earth. You don’t have the right to abandon him just because he’s inconvenient or has trouble in school Picture Quote #1

Do you want to understand how to swim, or do you want to jump in and start swimming? Only people who are afraid of the water want to understand it. Other people jump in and get wet Picture Quote #1

They didn’t understand what they were doing. I’m afraid that will be on the tombstone of the human race Picture Quote #1

At forty, I was too old to work as a programmer myself anymore; writing code is a young person’s job Picture Quote #1

Most areas of intellectual life have discovered the virtues of speculation, and have embraced them wildly. In academia, speculation is usually dignified as theory Picture Quote #1

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Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled (Michael Crichton Quotes) I tended to faint when I saw accident victims in the emergency ward, during surgery, or while drawing blood (Michael Crichton Quotes) In the information society, nobody thinks. We expect to banish paper, but we actually banish thought (Michael Crichton Quotes) Whenever you hear the consensus of scientists agrees on something or other, reach for your wallet, because you’re being had (Michael Crichton Quotes) The notion that the natural world obeys its own rules and doesn’t give a damn about your expectations comes as a massive shock... it will demand that you adapt to it (Michael Crichton Quotes) We need to get environmentalism out of the sphere of religion. We need to stop the mythic fantasies, and we need to stop the doomsday predictions. We need to start doing hard science instead (Michael Crichton Quotes) Do you know what we call opinion in the absence of evidence? We call it prejudice (Michael Crichton Quotes) Praise not the day until evening has come, a woman until she is burnt, a sword until it is tried, a maiden until she is married, ice until it has been crossed, beer until it has been drunk (Michael Crichton Quotes) It’s hard to decide who’s truly brilliant; it’s easier to see who’s driven, which in the long run may be more important (Michael Crichton Quotes) Discovery, they believe, is inevitable. So they just try to do it first. That’s the game in science (Michael Crichton Quotes) Living systems are never in equilibrium. They are inherently unstable. They may seem stable, but they’re not. Everything is moving and changing. In a sense, everything is on the edge of collapse (Michael Crichton Quotes) Life is wonderful. It’s a gift to be alive, to see the sun and breathe the air. And there isn’t really anything else (Michael Crichton Quotes) You know what’s wrong with scientific power? It’s a form of inherited wealth. And you know what assholes congenitally rich people are (Michael Crichton Quotes) All major changes are like death. You can’t see to the other side until you are there (Michael Crichton Quotes) He prays because he knows he doesn’t control it. He’s at the mercy of it (Michael Crichton Quotes) You know, at times like this one feels, well, perhaps extinct animals should be left extinct (Michael Crichton Quotes) Personally, I don’t deal much in theory. I have to deal with the facts. And on the basis of facts, I don’t see much difference in the behavior of men and women (Michael Crichton Quotes) The academic world was marching toward ever more specialized knowledge, expressed in ever more dense jargon (Michael Crichton Quotes) Raising children is, in a sense, the reason the society exists in the first place. It’s the most important thing that happens, and it’s the culmination of all the tools and language and social structure that has evolved (Michael Crichton Quotes) Nobody smart knows what they want to do until they get into their twenties or thirties (Michael Crichton Quotes) For our own species, evolution occurs mostly through our behavior. We innovate new behavior to adapt (Michael Crichton Quotes) All your life, other people will try to take your accomplishments away from you. Don’t you take it away from yourself (Michael Crichton Quotes) When you have a strongly held belief, don’t you think it’s important to express that belief accurately? (Michael Crichton Quotes) The nasty little apes that call themselves human beings can do nothing except run and hide (Michael Crichton Quotes) If you don’t know history, then you don’t know anything. You are a leaf that doesn’t know it is part of a tree (Michael Crichton Quotes) You are the reason why he exists on this earth. You don’t have the right to abandon him just because he’s inconvenient or has trouble in school (Michael Crichton Quotes) Do you want to understand how to swim, or do you want to jump in and start swimming? Only people who are afraid of the water want to understand it. Other people jump in and get wet (Michael Crichton Quotes) They didn’t understand what they were doing. I’m afraid that will be on the tombstone of the human race (Michael Crichton Quotes) At forty, I was too old to work as a programmer myself anymore; writing code is a young person’s job (Michael Crichton Quotes) Most areas of intellectual life have discovered the virtues of speculation, and have embraced them wildly. In academia, speculation is usually dignified as theory (Michael Crichton Quotes)

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