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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.”

Faith Quote Michael Crichton Eaters Of The Dead

Book:Eaters of the Dead

Source: Eaters of the Dead

“I saw all the worlds that might have been and all the worlds that could come. And most of them end in disaster!”

Civilization Michael Crichton Westworld

Book:Westworld

Source: Westworld

“En general, el promedio de vida de una especie era de cuatro millones de años. En el caso de los mamíferos se reducía a un millón de años. Transcurrido ese tiempo la especie desaparecía.”

Jurassic Park Ficcion Ciencia Ficcion The Lost World Michael Crichton Dinosaurios El Mundo Perdido

Book:Michael Crichton's Jurassic World: Jurassic Park / The Lost World

Source: Michael Crichton's Jurassic World: Jurassic Park / The Lost World

“Of course the auto companies discarded it-it's a good idea. Don't want any good ideas coming out of a big company. Might lead to a good product!”

Corporations Consumerism The Lost World Michael Crichton

Book:The Lost World

Source: The Lost World

“Human beings are so destructive,' Malcolm said. 'I sometimes think we're a kind of plague that will scrub the earth clean. We destroy things so well that I sometimes think, maybe that's our function. Maybe every few eons, some animal comes along that kills off the rest of the world, clears the decks, and let's evolution proceed to its next phase.”

Destruction Extinction Virus Misanthropy The Lost World Michael Crichton Jurassic Park 2

Book:The Lost World

Source: The Lost World

“Now King had all the accoutrements of success: a Porsche, a mortgage, a divorce, a kid he saw on weekends.”

Success Ironic The Lost World Michael Crichton

Book:The Lost World

Source: The Lost World

“You create many [dinosaurs] in a very short time, never learn anything about them, yet you expect them to do your bidding, because you made them and you therefore think you own them; you forget that they are alive, they have an intelligence of their own, and they may not do your bidding, and you forget how little you know about them....”

Science Science Fiction Michael Crichton Ian Malcolm

Book:Jurassic Park

Source: Jurassic Park

“A karate master does not kill people with his bare hands. He does not lose his temper and kill his wife. The person who kills is the person who has no discipline, no restraint, and who has purchased his power in the form of a Saturday night special. And that is the kind of power that science fosters, and permits....”

Science Power Discipline Science Fiction Scientists Michael Crichton Ian Malcolm

Author:Michael Crichton