Nobody dares to solve the problems-because the solution might contradict your philosophy, and for most people clinging to beliefs is more important… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
The purpose of history is to explain the present - to say why the world around us is the way it is.… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Raising children is, in a sense, the reason the society exists in the first place. It's the most important thing that happens,… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
Whatever it is you seek, you have to put in the time, the practice, the effort. You must give up a lot… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
When you have a strongly held belief, don't you think it's important to express that belief accurately? — 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
