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Foolishness and Folly Quotes
Guitierrez made two assumptions based on the memo. (1.4.18)
Man and the Natural World Quotes
She was amazed that it would come so close, but she remembered that this was a national park. All the animals in the park would know that they are protected. (1.1.47)
Greed Quotes
In practice, it involved industrial espionage, much of it directed toward the InGen corporation. (2.12.7)
Awe and Amazement Quotes
Velociraptors hunted in packs, and Grant thought it must have been a sight to see a dozen of these animals racing at full speed, leaping onto the back of a much larger dinosaur, tearing at the neck...
Power Quotes
"We're having one hell of a time getting a handle on this thing, it's typical of the way government operates, there isn't any complaint, there isn't any charge, just harassment from some kid who's...
Wisdom and Knowledge Quotes
"We live in a world of frightful givens. It is given that you behave like this, given that you will care about that. No one thinks about the givens." (2.14.14)
Science Quotes
She noticed that the lizard left three-toed tracks that looked exactly like bird tracks. (1.1.47)
Technology and Modernization Quotes
"I suppose it changes your field a bit?""It changes everything." (3.17.4-5)