Words matter. These are the best Michael Crichton Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
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.
I am certain there is too much certainty in the world.
Readers probably haven’t heard much about it yet, but they will. Quantum technology turns ordinary reality upside down.
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.
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 any other life forms, and in forty years of searching, none has been discovered. There is absolutely no evidentiary reason to maintain this belief.
I tended to faint when I saw accident victims in the emergency ward, during surgery, or while drawing blood.
I’d rather see artificial intelligence than no intelligence.
I want a news service that tells me what no one knows but is true nonetheless.
When I have political discussions with my friends, I piss them off because my personal position is that there’s no difference between the parties. It’s the Red Sox and the Mets.
One of the things that Americans, as a multiracial society, feel is a tremendous sensitivity to racial comments of all kinds.
Whenever you hear the consensus of scientists agrees on something or other, reach for your wallet, because you’re being had.
Unfortunately, our postwar policy has been to ask Japan to change so that our economic policies will dovetail. I think that is completely wrong. The solution is for America to change.
We all live every day in virtual environments, defined by our ideas.
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 done it.
I am now very interested in computer technology as it is used currently to make games. I think this technology is very powerful and could be used in new ways.
In the postwar period, Americans turned away from quality as the principal goal of manufacturing and made cost the principal goal. Japanese, restructuring their companies, made exactly the opposite decision.
Instead of writing thrillers to pay for my train bills, I was actually now going to medical school in order to have something to write about.
The characteristic human trait is not awareness but conformity, and the characteristic result is religious warfare. Other animals fight for territory or food; but, uniquely in the animal kingdom, human beings fight for their ‘beliefs.’
Human beings never think for themselves; they find it too uncomfortable. 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.
It’s not unreasonable to imagine that, at least as we’re in a transition to a world economy, it’s still necessary now to pay attention to how our country is doing economically in comparison with other countries.
