All Michael Crichton Quotes
- That is the danger we now face. And this is why the intermixing of science and politics is a bad combination, with a bad history.… Bad
- In science, the old men are usually wrong. But in politics, the old men are wise, counsel caution, and in the end are often right. Caution
- There is always a cause for fear. The cause may change over time, but the fear is always with us. Cause
- Social control is best managed through fear. Best
- Each person bears a fear which is special to him. One man fears a close space and another man fears drowning; each laughs at the… Another Man
- You think you can destroy the planet? What intoxicating vanity. . . . . We've been residents here for the blink of an eye. If… Been
- We are all assumed, these days, to reside at one extreme of the opinion spectrum, or another. We are pro-abortion or anti-abortion. We are free… Abortion
- ...environmentalism has already killed somewhere between 10-30 million people since the 1970s Already Killed
- Nobody believes a weather prediction twelve hours ahead. Now we're being asked to believe a prediction that goes out 100 years into the future? And… Ahead
- We need to get environmentalism out of the sphere of religion. We need to stop the mythic fantasies, and we need to stop the doomsday… Doomsday
- In the end, science offers us the only way out of politics. And if we allow science to become politicized, then we are lost. We… Age
- The American media produce a product of very poor quality. Its information is not reliable, it has too much chrome and glitz, its doors rattle,… Almost Immediately
- I want a news service that tells me what no one knows but is true nonetheless. Inspirational
- The notion that the natural world obeys its own rules and doesn't give a damn about your expectations comes as a massive shock... it will… Adapt
- The truth is, almost nobody wants to experience real nature. What people want is to spend a week or two in a cabin in the… All
- It's not easy to cut through a human head with a hacksaw. Cut
- Sneaking up on it sometimes helps: I've found I can be very productive for an hour before dinner, because there obviously isn't enough time to… Dinner
- You can answer your own question. You already know the answer, if you can just gain access to it. Access
- Scientific power is like inherited wealth; attained without discipline. You read about what others have done, and you take the next step. You can do… Attained
- We cause our diseases. We are directly responsible for any illness that happens to us. Any
- Science is a kind of glorified tailoring enterprise, a method for taking measurements that describe something ? reality ? that may not be understood at… All
- Consensus is invoked only in situations where the science is not solid enough. Consensus
- In science consensus is irrelevant. What is relevant is reproducible results. Consensus
- We all live every day in virtual environments, defined by our ideas. All
- Readers probably haven't heard much about it yet, but they will. Quantum technology turns ordinary reality upside down. Down