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Michael Crichton was an American author, screenwriter, and producer, known for his science fiction novels and medical thrillers. His works often explore scientific, technological, and social issues, with novels like 'Jurassic Park' and 'Westworld' being adapted into popular films.

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“Conventional wisdom is invariably out of date. Because in the time it has taken to become conventional - to become what everyone believes - the world has moved on. Conventional wisdom is a remnant of the past.”

World Believe Past Taken Moved Conventional Moved On Conventional Wisdom Remnants

Book:Next

Source: Next

“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.”

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Author:Michael Crichton

“I hadn't traveled with the intention of learning about anything except myself. And the real point of all this travel was not what I had come to believe or disbelieve about the wider world, but what I had learned about myself.”

World Believe Real Intention Traveled

Book:Travels

Source: Travels

“In order not to be misunderstood, I want it perfectly clear that I believe it is incumbent on us to conduct our lives in a way that takes into account all the consequences of our actions, including the consequences to other people, and the consequences to the environment.”

People Way Want Believe Action Order I Believe Clear Environment Our Lives Consequence Accounts Including Misunderstood Our Actions Incumbents Consequences Of Our Actions

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“Sometimes I think man needs to feel a special position within nature, and this leads him to believe that he is either specially hated by other animals or specially cherished. Instead of the truth, which is that he's just another animal on the plain. A smart one, but just another animal.”

Thinking Men Needs Feels Believe Sometimes Animal Special Position Smart Hated

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“Discovery, they believe, is inevitable. So they just try to do it first. That's the game in science.”

Trying Firsts Believe Games Discovery Inevitable

Book:Michael Crichton's Jurassic World

Source: Michael Crichton's Jurassic World

“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 photons and electrons. Can you imagine anything so silly?' They'll have a good laugh, because by then there will be newer better fantasies... And meanwhile, you feel the way the boat moves? That's the sea. That's real. You smell the salt in the air? You feel the sunlight on your skin? That's all real. 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.”

Source: The Lost World

“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 will wear in the morning. Truly, can you imagine anything more boring than fashion?”

Thinking Want Believe Values I Believe Morning Imagine Fashion Waste Boring Clothings

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“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.”

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“Nobody believes a weather prediction twelve hours ahead. Now we're being asked to believe a prediction that goes out 100 years into the future? And make financial investments based on that prediction? Has everybody lost their minds?”

Years Mind Believe Lost Hours Investment Financial Weather Twelve Predictions Financial Investment

Author:Michael Crichton

About the Author

Born: October 23, 1942
Died: November 4, 2008
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Quotes: 271

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