Quotes by Michael Crichton

About Michael Crichton:

John Michael Crichton was an American best-selling author, physician, producer, director and screenwriter, best known for his work in the science fiction, medical fiction and thriller genres. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and many have been adapted into films. In 1994, Crichton became the only creative artist ever to have works simultaneously charting at No. 1 in US television (ER), film (Jurassic Park), and book sales (Disclosure).
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A great book remains eternally in one’s memory as today’s legend.

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No one escapes from life alive.

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It's hard to decide who's truly brilliant; it's easier to see who's driven, which in the long run may be more important.

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His management philosophy, tempered in his rain-dancing days, was always to give the project to whoever had the most to gain from success--or the most to lose from failure.

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The purpose of life is to stay alive. Watch any animal in nature--all it tries to do is stay alive. It doesn't care about beliefs or philosophy. Whenever any animal's behavior puts it out of touch with the realities of its existence, it becomes exinc...

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All human behavior has a reason. All behavior is solving a problem.

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Friendships are nice. So is competence.

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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...

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Sometimes women scare the hell out of me.

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The risk is too great. A man cannot place too much faith in any one thing, neither a woman, nor a horse, nor a weapon, nor any single thing.

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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 other and calls him stupid. Thus fear is only a preference, to be counted the same as the preference for one woman or ano...

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Praise not the day until evening has come, a woman until she is burnt, a sword until it is tried, a maiden until she is married, ice until it has been crossed, beer until it has been drunk.

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Having wallowed in a delightful orgy of anti-French sentiment, having deplored and applauded the villains themselves, having relished the foibles of bankers, railwaymen, diplomats, and police, the public was now ready to see its faith restored in the...

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Sometimes I look around my living room, and the most real thing in the room is the television. It’s bright and vivid, and the rest of my life looks drab. So I turn the damn thing off. That does it every time. Get my life back.

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Men under stress are fools, and fool themselves.

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Nobody is driven by abstractions like 'seeking truth.

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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 finds a way.

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...we haven't had any accidents for months now...Everything on that island is perfectly fine.

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They are not free at all. They are essentially our prisoners.

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Increasingly, the mathematics will demand the courage to face its implications.

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Author Bio

  • NameMichael Crichton
  • DescriptionAmerican author
  • BornOctober 23, 1942
  • DiedNovember 4, 2008
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionScreenwriter; Film Producer; Film Director; Novelist; Writer
  • WorksIan Malcolm; Ellie Sattler
  • AwardsEdgar Award