“I want to pause here and talk about this notion of consensus, and the rise of what has been called consensus science.… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
The greatest scientists in history are great precisely because they broke with the consensus. There is no such thing as consensus science.… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
In science consensus is irrelevant. What is relevant is reproducible results. — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
“A third reason scientists are reluctant to examine paranormal phenomena is that they appear to contradict known physical laws. What is the… — 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
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 Copy Share Image
“In a sense, he thought, all we consist of is memories. Our personalities are constructed from memories, our lives are organized around… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
Science is a kind of glorified tailoring enterprise, a method for taking measurements that describe something ? reality ? that may not… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
In science, the old men are usually wrong. But in politics, the old men are wise, counsel caution, and in the end… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
Science is nothing more than a method of inquiry. The method says an assertion is valid - and will be universally accepted… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
“You know what’s wrong with scientific power?” Malcolm said. “It’s a form of inherited wealth. And you know what assholes congenitally rich… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
Environmentalism needs to be absolutely based in objective and verifiable science, it needs to be rational, and it needs to be flexible.… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
Consensus is invoked only in situations where the science is not solid enough. — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
“Skeptical scientists often point out, as Carl Sagan has, that the wonders of real science far surpass the supposed wonders of fringe… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
“They just posture and pontificate. Nobody tests. Nobody does field research. Nobody dares to solve the problems—because the solution might contradict your… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
“In the past, pure scientists took a snobbish view of business. They saw the pursuit of money as intellectually uninteresting, suited only… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
Scientific research was much like prospecting: you went out and you hunted, armed with your maps and instruments, but in the ened… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
“Scientists are actually preoccupied with accomplishment. So they are focused on whether they can do something. They never stop to ask if… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
God creates dinosaurs, God kills dinosaurs, God creates man, man kills God, man brings back dinosaurs. — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
Whenever you hear the consensus of scientists agrees on something or other, reach for your wallet, because you're being had. — 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
