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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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“I eventually realized that direct experience is the most valuable experience I can have. Western man is so surrounded by ideas, so bombarded with opinions, concepts, and information structures of all sorts, that it becomes difficult to experience anything without the intervening filter of these structures.”

Men I Can Ideas Difficult Opinion Information Concepts Direct Structure Western Valuable Filters Intervening Bombarded

Book:Travels

Source: Travels

“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

Author:Michael Crichton

“Men under stress are fools, and fool themselves.”

Men Fool Stress Under Stress

Book:The Andromeda Strain

Source: The Andromeda Strain

“No man is so good as to be free from all evil, nor so bad as to be worth nothing.”

Book:The 13th Warrior.: The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan, Relating His Experiences with the Northmen in A.D. 922.

Source: The 13th Warrior.: The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan, Relating His Experiences with the Northmen in A.D. 922.

“God created dinosaurs. God destroyed dinosaurs. God created Man. Man destroyed God. Man created dinosaurs. Dinosaurs eat man...Woman inherits the earth.”

Men Earth Destroyed Men Women Dinosaurs

Author:Michael Crichton

“God creates dinosaurs, God kills dinosaurs, God creates man, man kills God, man brings back dinosaurs.”

Men Science Dinosaurs Jurassic Park

Author:Michael Crichton

“Personally, I don't deal much in theory. I have to deal with the facts. And on the basis of facts, I don't see much difference in the behavior of men and women.”

Men Facts Sex Differences Deals Theory Behavior Men And Women Bases Battle Of The Sexes

Book:Michael Crichton: Two Complete Novels

Source: Michael Crichton: Two Complete Novels

“A man can see by starlight, if he takes the time.”

Ifs Men Determination Starlight

Book:Next

Source: Next

“In science, the old men are usually wrong. But in politics, the old men are wise, counsel caution, and in the end are often right.”

Men Ends Science Wise Old Man Caution Wise Counsel

Author:Michael Crichton

“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 another, or mutton for pig, or cabbage for onion.”

Men Persons Fear Space Laughing Special Stupid Bears One Man Pigs Preference Drowning Another Man One Woman Onions Cabbage Mutton

Book:The 13th Warrior.: The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan, Relating His Experiences with the Northmen in A.D. 922.

Source: The 13th Warrior.: The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan, Relating His Experiences with the Northmen in A.D. 922.

About the Author

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

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