Best Michael Crichton Sayings
- I am certain there is too much certainty in the world. Certain
- 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 quite… Accept
- Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is… Already Settled
- The belief that there are other life forms in the universe is a matter of faith. There is not a single shred of evidence for… Absolutely
- Everyone has a hidden agenda. Except me! Agenda
- Power is neither male or female. Female
- Do you know what we call opinion in the absence of evidence? We call it prejudice. Absence
- Praise not the day until evening has come, a woman until she is burnt, a sword until it is tried, a maiden until she is… Been
- This is the gift of your species and this is the danger, because you do not choose to control your imaginings. You imagine wonderful things… Ability
- It's better to die laughing than to live each moment in fear. Better
- It's hard to decide who's truly brilliant; it's easier to see who's driven, which in the long run may be more important. Brilliant
- 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 beliefs… Alive
- Discovery, they believe, is inevitable. So they just try to do it first. That's the game in science. Believe
- Malcolm: A karate master does not kill people with his bare hands. He does not lose his temper and kill his wife. The person who… Bare
- Life is wonderful. It's a gift to be alive, to see the sun and breathe the air. And there isn't really anything else. Air
- Living systems are never in equilibrium. They are inherently unstable. They may seem stable, but they’re not. Everything is moving and changing. In a sense,… Changing
- God created dinosaurs. God destroyed dinosaurs. God created Man. Man destroyed God. Man created dinosaurs. Dinosaurs eat man...Woman inherits the earth. Created
- God creates dinosaurs, God kills dinosaurs, God creates man, man kills God, man brings back dinosaurs. Brings
- People were so naive about plants, Ellie thought. They just chose plants for appearance, as they would choose a picture for the wall. It never… Actually Living
- And entertainment has nothing to do with reality. Entertainment is antithetical to reality. Antithetical
- They believed that prediction was just a function of keeping track of things. If you knew enough, you could predict anything. That's been cherished scientific… Been
- And that's how things are. A day is like a whole life. You start out doing one thing, but end up doing something else, plan… Day
- They don't have intelligence. They have what I call 'thintelligence.' They see the immediate situation. They think narrowly and they call it 'being focused.' They… Call
- Nobody is driven by abstractions like 'seeking truth. Abstractions
- Discovery is always rape of the natural world. Always. Discovery
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