The work of science has nothing whatever to do with consensus. Consensus is the business of politics. Science, on the contrary, requires… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
...scientific power is like inherited wealth: attained without discipline. You read what others have done, and you take the next step. You… — 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
Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
Right now, scientists are in exactly the same position as Renaissance painters, commissioned to make the portrait the patron wants done, And… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
She had been living like a hermit herself, in a cramped, seedy apartment in Somerville, spending long hours in the lab. All-nighters… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
Let's be clear: all professions look bad in the movies. And there's a good reason for this. Movies don't portray career paths,… — 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
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
