All human behavior has a reason. All behavior is solving a problem. — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
“The internal psychological pressure to make up a story, to explain the ruins before one's eyes, is powerful indeed.” — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
“The Thematic Apperception Test was a psychological test that consisted of a series of ambiguous pictures. Subjects were supposed to tell what… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
We think we know what we are doing. We have always thought so. We never seem to acknowledge that we have been… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
Considering that we live in an era of evolutionary everything---evolutionary biology, evolutionary medicine, evolutionary ecology, evolutionary psychology, evolutionary economics, evolutionary computing---it was… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
“There's one problem with all psychological knowledge - nobody can apply it to themselves. People can be incredibly astute about the shortcomings… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
“What is it about nature that is so terrifying to the modern mind? Why is it so intolerable? Because nature is fundamentally… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
“The fact that the biosphere responds unpredictably to our actions is not an argument for inaction. It is, however, a powerful argument… — 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
