Michael Crichton Quotes

Opinion is the death of knowledge.

Belief is a very peculiar thing: we tend to put more store in a belief we like than a fact we hate.

I cannot articulate enough to express my dislike to people who think that understanding spoils your experience... How would they know?

Don't hold strong opinions about things you don't truly understand.

The English writer, Charles Lamb, said one day: "I hate that man." "But you don't know him." "Of course, I don't," said Lamb. "Do you think I could possibly hate a man I know?"

The greatest sin is judgment without knowledge.

Everyone is a reactionary about subjects he understands.

You know, an opinion can be right or wrong.

I don't know if there's such a thing as objectivity.

The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively, not by the false appearance things present and which mislead into error, not directly by weakness of the reasoning powers, but by preconceived opinion, by prejudice.

Prejudices save time.

People have a preconceived notion about who I am and it's interesting. It's like picking who you want to win for the Oscars and not seeing the movie. Before you make a statement about someone, get all the information and see everything before you make a judgment.

It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.

If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.

Prejudice is an opinion without judgement.

A political ideology is a very handy thing to have. It’s a real time saver because it tells you what you think about things you know nothing about.

It’s a lot easier to be critical of something if you don’t know much about it.

You will never succeed in getting at the truth if you know, ahead of time, what the truth ought to be

Though what we accept be true, it is a prejudice unless we ourselves have considered and understood why and how it is true.

Ignorance is less remote from the truth than prejudice.

Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.

You're entitled your own opinions, but you're not entitled to your own facts.

So many people have opinions based not on fact but spite.

The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what's true.