“The purpose of life is to stay alive. Watch any animal in nature--all it tries to do is stay alive. It doesn't care about beliefs or philosophy. Whenever any animal's behavior puts it out of touch with the realities of its existence, it becomes exinct.”
― Michael Crichton, quote from Congo
“It's hard to decide who's truly brilliant; it's easier to see who's driven, which in the long run may be more important.”
― Michael Crichton, quote from Congo
“His management philosophy, tempered in his rain-dancing days, was always to give the project to whoever had the most to gain from success--or the most to lose from failure.”
― Michael Crichton, quote from Congo
“Today we are surrounded by man and his creations. Man is inescapable, everywhere on the globe, and nature is a fantasy, a dream of the past, long gone.”
― Michael Crichton, quote from Congo
Michael Crichton
Born place: in Chicago, Illinois, The United States
Born date October 23, 1942
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“Wherever you are in this world, the sky is still above you. Wherever you are, God still watches over you; He sees into your heart.”
― Jo Baker, quote from Longbourn
“Great. I get to meet Jack Eversea, the Jack Eversea, and I act like a complete imbecile. It was so good Jazz wasn't here, she would have clobbered me by now. For that matter, she would have clobbered him and dragged him back to her lair.”
― Natasha Boyd, quote from Eversea
“[Connor to Major Wentworth, grandson of King George]
"My fathers were lairds in the Highlands when yours were still farmin' kale back in Germany!”
― Pamela Clare, quote from Defiant
“Svi profesori drže jednosmerna predavanja. Studenti samo hvataju beleške jer je jedino to potrebno da se na ispitu ponovi ono što je profesor izneo. I što verodostojnije to ponoviš, što si više nalik papagaju to veću ocenu dobiješ.”
― Osho, quote from Intimacy: Trusting Oneself and the Other
“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.”
― Tim Tebow, quote from Through My Eyes
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