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Michael Crichton Quotes

Sometimes women scare the hell out of me Picture Quote #1

Social control is best managed through fear Picture Quote #1

Cut off from direct experience, cut off from our own feelings and sometimes our own sensations, we are only too ready to adopt a viewpoint or perspective that is handed to us, and is not our own Picture Quote #1

Even if you don’t believe in God, you still have to believe in something that gives meaning to your life, and shapes your sense of the world. Such a belief is religious Picture Quote #1

One may even suspect that there is more to reality than measurements will ever reveal Picture Quote #1

The doctor is not a miracle worker who can magically save us but, rather, an expert adviser who can assist us in our own recovery Picture Quote #1

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There isn’t any delusion. It is absolutely clear that this body energy is a genuine phenomenon of some kind Picture Quote #1

The greatest challenge facing mankind is the challenge of distinguishing reality from fantasy, truth from propaganda… Picture Quote #1

In our modern complex world, fundamentalism is dangerous because of its rigidity and its imperviousness to other ideas Picture Quote #1

Without question, the notion of the doctor as a legitimate fee-for-service entrepreneur, making his fortune from misfortunes of his patients, is old-fashioned, distasteful, and doomed Picture Quote #1

Science is the most exciting and sustained enterprise of discovery in the history of our species. It is the great adventure of our time. We live today in an era of discovery that far outshadows the discoveries of the New World five hundred years ago Picture Quote #1

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 belief since Newton.’ And?’ Chaos theory throws it right out the window Picture Quote #1

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All your life people will tell you things. And most of the time, probably ninety-five percent of the time, what they’ll tell you will be wrong Picture Quote #1

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 save it. But we might have the power to save ourselves Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 regular thing. She didn’t have any close friends, didn’t go out on dates, didn’t even go to the movies by herself. She had sacrificed a normal life in order to get a PhD, and become a scientist Picture Quote #1

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 than charitable Picture Quote #1

Human beings never think for themselves... For the most part, members of our species simply repeat what they are told-and become upset if they are exposed to any different view. The characteristic human trait is not awareness but conformity... We are stubborn, self-destructive conformists. Any other view of our species is just a self-congratulatory delusion Picture Quote #1

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Caring is irrelevant. Desire to do good is irrelevant. All that counts is knowledge and results Picture Quote #1

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 traders or protectionist. We are pro-private sector or pro-big government. We are feminists or chauvinists. But in the real world, few of us holds these extreme views. There is instead a spectrum of opinion Picture Quote #1

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, it breaks down almost immediately, and it’s sold without warranty. It’s flashy, but it’s basically junk Picture Quote #1

The second reason to abandon environmental religion is more pressing. Religions think they know it all, but the unhappy truth of the environment is that we are dealing with incredibly complex, evolving systems, and we usually are not certain how best to proceed. Those who are certain are demonstrating their personality type, or their belief system, not the state of their knowledge Picture Quote #1

Increasingly, people perceive no difference between the narcissistic self-serving reporters asking questions, and the narcissistic self-serving politicians who evade them Picture Quote #1

Face the facts, all these environmental organizations are thirty, forty, fifty years old. They have big buildings, big obligations, big staffs. They may trade on their youthful dreams, but the truth is, they’re now part of the establishment. And the establishment works to preserve the status quo. It just does Picture Quote #1

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You think you can destroy the planet? What intoxicating vanity. . . . . We’ve been residents here for the blink of an eye. If we’re gone tomorrow, the earth will not miss us Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

He did not want an affair with his boss. He did not even want a one-night stand. Because what always happened was that people found out, gossip at the water cooler, meaningful looks in the hallway. And sooner or later the spouses found out. It always happened. Slammed doors, divorce lawyers, child custody Picture Quote #1

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 choose life everytime Picture Quote #1

One of the most difficult things for a writer in this business to accept is the uncertain fate of one’s work Picture Quote #1

The greatest challenge facing mankind is the challenge of distinguishing reality from fantasy, truth from propagandaÂ¦ Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes women scare the hell out of me (Michael Crichton Quotes) Social control is best managed through fear (Michael Crichton Quotes) Cut off from direct experience, cut off from our own feelings and sometimes our own sensations, we are only too ready to adopt a viewpoint or perspective that is handed to us, and is not our own (Michael Crichton Quotes) Even if you don’t believe in God, you still have to believe in something that gives meaning to your life, and shapes your sense of the world. Such a belief is religious (Michael Crichton Quotes) One may even suspect that there is more to reality than measurements will ever reveal (Michael Crichton Quotes) The doctor is not a miracle worker who can magically save us but, rather, an expert adviser who can assist us in our own recovery (Michael Crichton Quotes) There isn’t any delusion. It is absolutely clear that this body energy is a genuine phenomenon of some kind (Michael Crichton Quotes) The greatest challenge facing mankind is the challenge of distinguishing reality from fantasy, truth from propaganda… (Michael Crichton Quotes) In our modern complex world, fundamentalism is dangerous because of its rigidity and its imperviousness to other ideas (Michael Crichton Quotes) Without question, the notion of the doctor as a legitimate fee-for-service entrepreneur, making his fortune from misfortunes of his patients, is old-fashioned, distasteful, and doomed (Michael Crichton Quotes) Science is the most exciting and sustained enterprise of discovery in the history of our species. It is the great adventure of our time. We live today in an era of discovery that far outshadows the discoveries of the New World five hundred years ago (Michael Crichton Quotes) 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 belief since Newton.’ And?’ Chaos theory throws it right out the window (Michael Crichton Quotes) All your life people will tell you things. And most of the time, probably ninety-five percent of the time, what they’ll tell you will be wrong (Michael Crichton Quotes) 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 save it. But we might have the power to save ourselves (Michael Crichton Quotes) 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 (Michael Crichton Quotes) 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 regular thing. She didn’t have any close friends, didn’t go out on dates, didn’t even go to the movies by herself. She had sacrificed a normal life in order to get a PhD, and become a scientist (Michael Crichton Quotes) 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 than charitable (Michael Crichton Quotes) Human beings never think for themselves... For the most part, members of our species simply repeat what they are told-and become upset if they are exposed to any different view. The characteristic human trait is not awareness but conformity... We are stubborn, self-destructive conformists. Any other view of our species is just a self-congratulatory delusion (Michael Crichton Quotes) Caring is irrelevant. Desire to do good is irrelevant. All that counts is knowledge and results (Michael Crichton Quotes) 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 traders or protectionist. We are pro-private sector or pro-big government. We are feminists or chauvinists. But in the real world, few of us holds these extreme views. There is instead a spectrum of opinion (Michael Crichton Quotes) 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, it breaks down almost immediately, and it’s sold without warranty. It’s flashy, but it’s basically junk (Michael Crichton Quotes) The second reason to abandon environmental religion is more pressing. Religions think they know it all, but the unhappy truth of the environment is that we are dealing with incredibly complex, evolving systems, and we usually are not certain how best to proceed. Those who are certain are demonstrating their personality type, or their belief system, not the state of their knowledge (Michael Crichton Quotes) Increasingly, people perceive no difference between the narcissistic self-serving reporters asking questions, and the narcissistic self-serving politicians who evade them. (Michael Crichton Quotes) Face the facts, all these environmental organizations are thirty, forty, fifty years old. They have big buildings, big obligations, big staffs. They may trade on their youthful dreams, but the truth is, they’re now part of the establishment. And the establishment works to preserve the status quo. It just does. (Michael Crichton Quotes) You think you can destroy the planet? What intoxicating vanity. . . . . We’ve been residents here for the blink of an eye. If we’re gone tomorrow, the earth will not miss us. (Michael Crichton Quotes) 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. (Michael Crichton Quotes) He did not want an affair with his boss. He did not even want a one-night stand. Because what always happened was that people found out, gossip at the water cooler, meaningful looks in the hallway. And sooner or later the spouses found out. It always happened. Slammed doors, divorce lawyers, child custody. (Michael Crichton Quotes) 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 choose life everytime. (Michael Crichton Quotes) One of the most difficult things for a writer in this business to accept is the uncertain fate of one’s work. (Michael Crichton Quotes) The greatest challenge facing mankind is the challenge of distinguishing reality from fantasy, truth from propagandaÂ¦ (Michael Crichton Quotes)

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