Want Quotes by Michael Crichton

10 Want quotes by Michael Crichton

Michael Crichton’s narratives often hinge on what characters crave. In ten short statements, he distills that tension, offering a rapid glimpse into his take on ambition and the human impulse to reach beyond.

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Nobody wants to feel they're not a rebel.

Michael Crichton

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I want a news service that tells me what no one knows but is true nonetheless.

Michael Crichton

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Nobody smart knows what they want to do until they get into their twenties or thirties.

Michael Crichton

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I believe my life has a value, and i don't want to waste it thinking about clothing. I don't want to think…

Michael Crichton

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Do you want to understand how to swim, or do you want to jump in and start swimming? Only people who are…

Michael Crichton

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In other centuries, human beings wanted to be saved, or improved, or freed, or educated. But in our century, they want to…

Michael Crichton

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Although knowledge of how things work is sufficient to allow manipulation of nature, what humans really want to know is why things…

Michael Crichton

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Right now, scientists are in exactly the same position as Renaissance painters, commissioned to make the portrait the patron wants done, And…

Michael Crichton

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In order not to be misunderstood, I want it perfectly clear that I believe it is incumbent on us to conduct our…

Michael Crichton

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The truth is, almost nobody wants to experience real nature. What people want is to spend a week or two in a…

Michael Crichton

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They are focused on whether they can do something. They never think whether they should do something.

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Exercise invigorates the body and sharpens the mind.

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Social control is best managed through fear.

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They always say they didn't. I never heard of one who said, 'You know, I deserve this.' Never happens.

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Friendships are nice. So is competence.

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I can tell you that second hand smoke is not a health hazard to anyone and never was, and the EPA has always known…

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