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The computer informed her that three spaces accounted for eighty-one percent of variance.

Michael Crichton

We are one of only three species on our planet that can claim to be self-aware, yet self-delusion may be a more significant characteristic of our kind.

Michael Crichton

The characteristic human trait is not awareness but conformity, and the characteristic result is religious warfare.

Michael Crichton

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.

Michael Crichton

But the point is that we have no facts," Harry said. "We must guess at every single one of these probabilities."

Michael Crichton

"I wonder how we can account for such parallelism in door design," Ted said. "The likelihood of its occurring by chance is astronomically small. Why, this door is the perfect size and shape for human beings!"

Michael Crichton

Michael Crichton

Michael Crichton

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Born: October 23, 1942

Died: November 4, 2008 (aged 66)

Bio: John Michael Crichton, MD 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.

Known for:

Westworld (1973)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Jurassic World
The 13th Warrior (1999)

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