Michael On
Michael On
jurassic-park might planets
Let's be clear. The planet is not in jeopardy. We are in jeopardy. We haven't got the power to destroy the planet - or to save it. But we might have the power to save ourselves.
looks minutes cease
The minute we look, we cease being afraid.
simple night thinking
Malcolm: 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 why you think that to build a place like this is simple. Hammond: It was simple. Malcolm: Then why did it go wrong?
technology reality literature
Readers probably haven't heard much about it yet, but they will. Quantum technology turns ordinary reality upside down.
science men jurassic-park
God creates dinosaurs, God kills dinosaurs, God creates man, man kills God, man brings back dinosaurs.
beer ice drunk
Praise not the day until evening has come, a woman until she is burnt, a sword until it is tried, a maiden until she is married, ice until it has been crossed, beer until it has been drunk.
males female
Power is neither male or female.
science agendas
Everyone has a hidden agenda. Except me!
wall people defense
People were so naive about plants, Ellie thought. They just chose plants for appearance, as they would choose a picture for the wall. It never occurred to them that plants were actually living things, busily performing all the living functions of respiration, ingestion, excretion, reproduction---and defense.
discipline progress done
Scientific power is like inherited wealth; attained without discipline. You read about what others have done, and you take the next step. You can do it very young. You can make progress very fast.
driven seeking-truth abstraction
Nobody is driven by abstractions like 'seeking truth.
discovery world natural
Discovery is always rape of the natural world. Always.
rebel want feels
Nobody wants to feel they're not a rebel.
proud whipping be-proud
Be proud to be a decent American rather than a wanker whipping up fear.