Quotes by Michael Crichton
“The work of the world is common as mud. Botched, it smears the hands, crumbles to dust. But the thing worth doing is done right.”— Michael Crichton
“God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs.”— Michael Crichton
“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, everything is on the edge of collapse.”— Michael Crichton
“If you don't know history, then you don't know anything. You are a leaf that doesn't know it is part of a tree.”— Michael Crichton
“They were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.”— Michael Crichton
“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
“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.”— Michael Crichton
“All your life, you will be faced with a choice. You can choose love or hate… I choose love.”— Michael Crichton
“In the information society, nobody thinks. We expect to banish paper, but we actually banish thought.”— Michael Crichton
“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
“What makes you think human beings are sentient and aware? There's no evidence for it.”— Michael Crichton
“Whenever you hear the consensus of scientists agrees on something or other, reach for your wallet, because you're being had.”— Michael Crichton