50 Best Jurassic Park Quotes

That basic introduction ignited the imagination of millions in 1993, when Michael Crichton’s novel Jurassic Park hit theaters as a Steven Spielberg film. Humans creating a park where dinosaurs once again walk the earth? What could go wrong? The movie, starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum (and Samuel L. Jackson in a small role) showed exactly what could go wrong–and audiences loved it. The attractive scientists, memorable quotes, special effects and life-like dinosaurs made the film a huge success; it’s raked in over one billion dollars to date. After two sequels, the Jurassic Park film franchise seemed to go extinct, despite spawning several video games and a theme park experience at Universal Orlando Resort. That is, until 2015, when Jurassic World brought two new stars into the franchise: Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard. Another sequel followed, and now, the sixth final chapter of the Jurassic Park story will be told in Jurassic World, Dominion, hitting theaters this Friday, June 10. This time, Pratt and Howard will be joined by Neill, Dern and Goldblum, who will reprise their characters. “These Jurassic films, they’re often known as dinosaur films, but if you’re not interested in the people, the films don’t work,” Neill told the New York Times this week about all the big players returning at once. “Dinosaurs are the bit players, albeit awesome ones.” People still seem thrilled by both the people, the dinos and the story in equal measure. “All the people I anecdotally come across that have been moved, touched, delighted, entertained, and are excited about all things Jurassic—that’s a big deal,” Goldblum said. Before heading to see Jurassic World: Dominion this weekend, check out the 50 best Jurassic Park quotes from the first five films.

Jurassic Park Quotes

1. “Welcome to Jurassic Park.” — John Hammond, Jurassic Park
2. “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.” — Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park
3. “God creates dinosaurs, God destroys dinosaurs. God creates Man, Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs.” — Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park
4. “Dinosaurs eat Man. Woman inherits the earth.” — Ellie Sattler, Jurassic Park
5. “Don’t you see the danger, John, inherent in what you’re doing here? Genetic power is the most awesome force the planet’s ever seen, but you wield it like a kid that’s found his dad’s gun.” — Ellie Sattler, Jurassic Park
6. “But if ‘The Pirates of the Caribbean’ breaks down, the pirates don’t eat the tourists.” — Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park
7. “A Do-you-think-he-saurus.” — Tim Murphy, Jurassic Park
8. “Clever girl.” — Robert Muldoon, Jurassic Park
9. “What have they got in there, King Kong?” — Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park
10. “That is one big pile of s**t.” — Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park
11. “Ah, now eventually you do plan to have dinosaurs on your, on your dinosaur tour, right? Hello?” — Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park
12. “Gee, the lack of humility before nature that’s being displayed here, uh… staggers me.” — Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park
13. “Dinosaurs and man, two species separated by 65 million years of evolution have just been suddenly thrown back into the mix together. How can we possibly have the slightest idea what to expect?” — Alan Grant, Jurassic Park
14. “I don’t believe it! You’re meant to come down here and defend me against these characters, and the only one I’ve got on my side is the blood-sucking lawyer!” — John Hammond, Jurassic Park
15. “Life finds a way.” — Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park
16. “Look! Dodgson! Dodgson! We’ve got Dodgson here! See? Nobody cares. Nice hat. What are you trying to look like, a secret agent?” — Denis Nedry, Jurassic Park
17. “Boy, do I hate being right all the time.” — Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park
18. “We can discuss sexism in survival situations when I get back.” — Ellie Sattler, Jurassic Park
19. “I’m always on the lookout for a future ex-Mrs. Malcolm.” — Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park
20. “When you gotta go, you gotta go.” — Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park
21. “Our lives are in your hands and you have butterfingers?” — John Hammond, Jurassic Park
22. “It’s a UNIX System! I know this!” — Lex Murphy, Jurassic Park
23. “Hold on to your butts.” — Ray Arnold, Jurassic Park
24. “Mr. Hammond, after careful consideration, I’ve decided not to endorse your park.” — Alan Grant, Jurassic Park
25. “So you went from capitalist to naturalist in just four years. That’s something.” — Ian Malcolm, The Lost World: Jurassic Park
26. “‘Ooh, ahh.’ That’s how it always starts. But then later, there’s running and screaming.” — Ian Malcolm, The Lost World: Jurassic Park
27. “I’ve worked around predators since I was 20 years old. Lions, jackals, hyenas…you.” — Sarah Harding, The Lost World: Jurassic Park
28. “An extinct animal brought back to life has no rights. It exists because we made it. We patented it. We own it.” — Peter Ludlow, The Lost World: Jurassic Park
29. “You’re coming up on a…Pachy…a pachy…oh, h**l…uh, the fathead with the bald spot. Friar Tuck!” — Roland Tembo, The Lost World: Jurassic Park
30. “If you want to leave your name on something fine, but stop putting it on other people’s headstones.” — Ian Malcolm, The Lost World: Jurassic Park
31. “That’s the great thing about bones. They never run away.” — Alan Grant, Jurassic Park III
32. “I’ve been alone in a water tank for eight weeks. I think I can manage the next two minutes without you.” — Eric Kirby, Jurassic Park III
33. “Alan, he’s three. Let’s wait for the dinosaur lecture until he’s five.” — Ellie Sattler Degler, Jurassic Park III
34. “On this island there is no such thing as safe.” — Alan Grant, Jurassic Park III
35. “Some of the worst things imaginable have been done with the best intentions. You know, as far as I’m concerned, you’re no better than the people who built this place.” — Alan Grant, Jurassic Park III
36. “You are acting like we are engaged in some kind of mad science, but we are doing what we have done from the beginning. Nothing in Jurassic World is natural!” — Henry Wu, Jurassic World
37. “You didn’t ask for reality; you asked for more teeth!” — Henry Wu, Jurassic World
38. “Oh, Indominus wasn’t bred. She was designed. She will be fifty feet long when fully grown. Bigger than the T. Rex.” — Henry Wu, Jurassic World
39. “We need more teeth.” — Gray Mitchell, Jurassic World
40. “She’s learning where she fits on the food chain, and I’m not sure you want her to figure that out.” — Owen Grady, Jurassic World
41. “The key to a happy life is to accept you are never actually in control.” — Simon Masrani, Jurassic World
42. “What kind of diet doesn’t allow tequila?” — Owen Grady, Jurassic World
43. “Monster is a relative term. To a canary, a cat is a monster. We’re just used to being the cat.” — Henry Wu, Jurassic World
44. “You authorized the creation of the Indominus Rex. You exploited a living thing in a cage for money. Huh? And you? The man who proved raptors can follow orders. You never thought about the applications of your research, Owen? How many millions a trained predator might be worth? You two, you’re the parents of the new world.” — Eli Mills, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
45. “Do you remember the first time you saw a dinosaur? First time you see them, it’s like… a miracle. You read about them in books, you see the bones in museums but you don’t really… believe it. They’re like myths. And then you see… the first one alive.” — Claire Dearing, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
46. “Replay the conversation in your head, all right? You said, ‘You wanna go live in your van like a bum? Go ahead, Owen.’ And I said, ‘Okay.’” — Owen Grady, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
47. “Blue, is potentially the second most intelligent piece of life on this planet. And she’s the last of her kind. She must be preserved."— Eli Mills, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
48. “He just wanted his daughter back. He had the technology. He created another. He made HER again."— Eli Mills, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
49. “Welcome to Jurassic World.” — Ian Malcolm, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Next, check out the 17 biggest summer blockbuster movies of 2022.