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title: "1 Day Mean Quotes By Michael Crichton"
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> [“don’t be stubborn, mister. we haven't got all day." "you mean this is a part-time job?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/don-t-be-stubborn-mister-we-haven-t-got-all-day-you-mean-this-is-a/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

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## More by Michael Crichton

> [They are focused on whether they can do something. They never think whether they should do something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/they-are-focused-on-whether-they-can-do-something-they-never-think/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

> [This is the gift of your species and this is the danger, because you do not choose to control your imaginings. You imagine wonderful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/this-is-the-gift-of-your-species-and-this-is-the-danger-because-you/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

> [“it is important to recognize that the behavior of the two antagonists mirrors each other, like a Rorschach inkblot. The value of a Rorschach…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/it-is-important-to-recognize-that-the-behavior-of-the-two-antagonists/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

> [Exercise invigorates the body and sharpens the mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/exercise-invigorates-the-body-and-sharpens-the-mind/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

> [Social control is best managed through fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/social-control-is-best-managed-through-fear/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

> [They always say they didn't. I never heard of one who said, 'You know, I deserve this.' Never happens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/they-always-say-they-didn-t-i-never-heard-of-one-who-said-you-know-i/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

> [Friendships are nice. So is competence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/friendships-are-nice-so-is-competence/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

> [I can tell you that second hand smoke is not a health hazard to anyone and never was, and the EPA has always known…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/i-can-tell-you-that-second-hand-smoke-is-not-a-health-hazard-to/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

> [As the practical value of altering consciousness becomes recognized, procedures to effect these alterations will become increasingly ordinary and unremarkable. The whole concept of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/as-the-practical-value-of-altering-consciousness-becomes-recognized/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

> [In any case, you read with exasperation or amusement the multiple errors in a story-and then turn the page to national or international affairs,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/in-any-case-you-read-with-exasperation-or-amusement-the-multiple/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

> [Books aren't written - they're rewritten. Including your own. It is one of the hardest things to accept, especially after the seventh rewrite hasn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/books-aren-t-written-they-re-rewritten-including-your-own-it-is-one/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

> [The purpose of life is to stay alive. Watch any animal in nature--all it tries to do is stay alive. It doesn't care about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/the-purpose-of-life-is-to-stay-alive-watch-any-animal-in-nature-all/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

> [One of the things that Americans, as a multiracial society, feel is a tremendous sensitivity to racial comments of all kinds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/one-of-the-things-that-americans-as-a-multiracial-society-feel-is-a/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

> [Nobody smart knows what they want to do until they get into their twenties or thirties.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/nobody-smart-knows-what-they-want-to-do-until-they-get-into-their/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

> [This fascination with computer models is something I understand very well. Richard Feynmann called it a disease. I fear he is right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/this-fascination-with-computer-models-is-something-i-understand-very/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

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