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> [“What makes you think human beings are sentient and aware? There's no evidence for it. Human beings never think for themselves, they find it too uncomfortable. For the most part, members of our species simply repeat what they are told-and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/what-makes-you-think-human-beings-are-sentient-and-aware-there-s-no/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

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> [“What makes you think human beings are sentient and aware? There’s no evidence for it. Human beings never think for themselves, they find it too uncomfortable. For the most part, members of our species simply repeat what they are told—and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/what-makes-you-think-human-beings-are-sentient-and-aware-there-s-no-2/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

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## More by Michael Crichton

> [They are focused on whether they can do something. They never think whether they should do something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/they-are-focused-on-whether-they-can-do-something-they-never-think/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

> [This is the gift of your species and this is the danger, because you do not choose to control your imaginings. You imagine wonderful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/this-is-the-gift-of-your-species-and-this-is-the-danger-because-you/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

> [“it is important to recognize that the behavior of the two antagonists mirrors each other, like a Rorschach inkblot. The value of a Rorschach…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/it-is-important-to-recognize-that-the-behavior-of-the-two-antagonists/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

> [Exercise invigorates the body and sharpens the mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/exercise-invigorates-the-body-and-sharpens-the-mind/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

> [Social control is best managed through fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/social-control-is-best-managed-through-fear/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

> [They always say they didn't. I never heard of one who said, 'You know, I deserve this.' Never happens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/they-always-say-they-didn-t-i-never-heard-of-one-who-said-you-know-i/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

> [Friendships are nice. So is competence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/friendships-are-nice-so-is-competence/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

> [I can tell you that second hand smoke is not a health hazard to anyone and never was, and the EPA has always known…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/i-can-tell-you-that-second-hand-smoke-is-not-a-health-hazard-to/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

> [As the practical value of altering consciousness becomes recognized, procedures to effect these alterations will become increasingly ordinary and unremarkable. The whole concept of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/as-the-practical-value-of-altering-consciousness-becomes-recognized/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/in-any-case-you-read-with-exasperation-or-amusement-the-multiple/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/books-aren-t-written-they-re-rewritten-including-your-own-it-is-one/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/the-purpose-of-life-is-to-stay-alive-watch-any-animal-in-nature-all/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

> [One of the things that Americans, as a multiracial society, feel is a tremendous sensitivity to racial comments of all kinds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/one-of-the-things-that-americans-as-a-multiracial-society-feel-is-a/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

> [Nobody smart knows what they want to do until they get into their twenties or thirties.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/nobody-smart-knows-what-they-want-to-do-until-they-get-into-their/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

> [This fascination with computer models is something I understand very well. Richard Feynmann called it a disease. I fear he is right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/this-fascination-with-computer-models-is-something-i-understand-very/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

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