All Michael Crichton Quotes
- Most areas of intellectual life have discovered the virtues of speculation, and have embraced them wildly. In academia, speculation is usually dignified as theory. Academia
- A wonderful area for speculative academic work is the unknowable. These days religious subjects are in disfavor, but there are still plenty of good topics.… Academic
- I would remind you to notice where the claim of consensus is invoked. Consensus is invoked only in situations where the science is not solid… Agree
- This fascination with computer models is something I understand very well. Richard Feynmann called it a disease. I fear he is right. Called
- It is especially difficult for modern people to conceive that our modern, scientific age might not be an improvement over the prescientific period. Age
- The minute we look, we cease being afraid. Afraid
- Nobody dares to solve the problems-because the solution might contradict your philosophy, and for most people clinging to beliefs is more important than succeeding in… Belief
- Morality must keep up with technology because if a person is faced with the choice of being moral and dead or immoral and alive, they'll… Alive
- Let's be clear. The planet is not in jeopardy. We are in jeopardy. We haven't got the power to destroy the planet - or to… Clear
- Working inspires inspiration. Keep working. If you succeed, keep working. If you fail, keep working. If you are interested, keep working. If you are bored,… Bored
- The greatest challenge facing mankind is the challenge of distinguishing reality from fantasy, truth from propaganda. Perceiving the truth has always been a challenge to… Age
- A hundred years from now, people will look back on us and laugh. They'll say, 'You know what people used to believe? They believed in… Air
- I believe my life has a value, and i don't want to waste it thinking about clothing. I don't want to think about what i… Believe
- You've never heard of Chaos theory? Non-linear equations? Strange attractors? Ms. Sattler, I refuse to believe you're not familiar with the concept of attraction. Attraction
- The purpose of history is to explain the present - to say why the world around us is the way it is. History tells us… Came
- She had been living like a hermit herself, in a cramped, seedy apartment in Somerville, spending long hours in the lab. All-nighters had become a… All
- Life will find a way. Find
- The rock, for its part, is not even aware of our existence because we are alive for only a brief instant of its lifespan. To… Alive
- Human intelligence was more trouble than it was worth. It was more destructive than creative, more confusing than revealing, more discouraging than satisfying, more spiteful… Charitable
- If you gamble long enough, you'll always lose -- the gambler is always ruined. Always Lose
- At the edge of chaos, unexpected outcomes occur. The risk to survival is severe. Chaos
- Because the history of evolution is that life escapes all barriers. Life breaks free. Life expands to new territories. Painfully, perhaps even dangerously. But life… All
- Kids didn't have huge backpacks when I was their age. We didn't have backpacks at all. Now it seemed all the kids had them. You… Age
- Right now, scientists are in exactly the same position as Renaissance painters, commissioned to make the portrait the patron wants done, And if they are… Commissioned
- Whatever it is you seek, you have to put in the time, the practice, the effort. You must give up a lot to get it.… Attained