If you gamble long enough, you'll always lose -- the gambler is always ruined. — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
Finally, I would remind you to notice where the claim of consensus is invoked. Consensus is invoked only in situations where the… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
They believed that prediction was just a function of keeping track of things. If you knew enough, you could predict anything. That's… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
Sneaking up on it sometimes helps: I've found I can be very productive for an hour before dinner, because there obviously isn't… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
I was raised with the idea that if you're not smart enough to do science you can do politics. — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
Consensus is invoked only in situations where the science is not solid enough. — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
They are focused on whether they can do something. They never think whether they should do something. — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
This is the gift of your species and this is the danger, because you do not choose to control your imaginings. You imagine wonderful… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
“it is important to recognize that the behavior of the two antagonists mirrors each other, like a Rorschach inkblot. The value of a Rorschach… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
They always say they didn't. I never heard of one who said, 'You know, I deserve this.' Never happens. — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
I can tell you that second hand smoke is not a health hazard to anyone and never was, and the EPA has always known… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
As the practical value of altering consciousness becomes recognized, procedures to effect these alterations will become increasingly ordinary and unremarkable. The whole concept of… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
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,… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
