Michael Crichton Quotes

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.

Michael Crichton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 23, 1942 - November 4, 2008

Topics

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White folks, no matter how well-meaning or open-minded, have no true idea what it's like to be black in America. That's not a slam against white people or an accusation of latent bigotry. But the fact is that we all live in an Anglo-dominated society.

John Ridley

LivePeopleSocietyBlackAmerica

Ethics are pre-determined and a matter of discovery, not a evolved concept.

Simon Conway Morris

EthicsDiscoveryMatterConcept

Why have I been chosen to deliver the message of female intelligence and its divinity to a deaf world of males? I have asked my god that question and She answered, 'Hey, why not you Roseanne?' Indeed, why not each of us?

Roseanne Barr

GodIntelligenceWorldYouWhyDeaf

I get about five memoirs per week in my mailbox, and few of them inspire anything but a desire to pick up the channel changer.

Mary Karr

InspireWeekDesireUpAnythingGet

I could never be a manager. All I have is natural ability.

Mickey Mantle

ManagerNeverAbilityNaturalCould

It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.

Michel de Montaigne

GoodWisdomHappyMindRichPoor

The United Nations should serve as a forum to address our common challenges. And it must also be a space to generate solutions for mutual benefit. This is the very essence of what the United Nations is about. We must position the multilateral system to better serve our people and deliver on their aspirations.

Miroslav Lajcak

SpacePeopleChallengesBetterServe

I grew up in Northern California, and theater is all there was. I didn't know how to go about starting a career when I was 10.

Dennis Haysbert

CareerGoKnowCaliforniaStarting

When I was 11, I burned a field down by mistake. It was an empty field, probably about 10 acres in size. Me and my friend were lighting firecrackers, and we ended up burning down the entire field. We got found out, and I think I was grounded for about three months.

Christopher Masterson

FriendMistakeMeThinkDownThree

Africa will thrive.

Bono

ThriveWillAfrica

We have to reduce the tax burden, whether it's income tax for corporations or private individuals, and we should put a freeze on property taxes.

Bruce Rauner

I AmTryOutEconomicGoingIndiana

As a student, I was a total jhalli who used to wear torn denims, faded kurtis, kohled eyes and thought that I was the coolest girl ever! We were a bunch of students who used to do social-issue-based street plays and believed that we could bring about a change in the world.

Swara Bhaskar

ChangeGirlEyesWorldThoughtWear

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