34 Memorable Quotes From 1993’s Jurassic Park to Use as Your Next Instagram Caption
1993's Jurassic Park was a groundbreaking film for so many reasons, from its perfect fusion of tense action, playful comedy and sci-fi drama to the sense of wonder it creates with its spectacular dinosaurs, with many visual effects that somehow still hold up more than 30 years later.
The premise is simple—what would happen if we resurrected dinosaurs and made them the stars of a theme park?—and though many sequels have been made since, none of them have quite measured up to Stephen Spielberg's iconic original. It's also one of our favorite movies to quote on a regular basis, and if you want to join us, whether that means using the lines in everyday speech or as your next Instagram caption, keep scrolling to read all of our favorites.
For when technology refuses to cooperate:
"I hate computers."
-Alan Grant
For coming face to face with a huge bird that might as well be a dinosaur:
"Alright, maybe dinosaurs have more in common with present-day birds than they do with reptiles."
-Alan Grant
For the majestic animal that could eat you without even trying:
"The point is, you are alive, when they start to eat you. So you know, try to show a little respect."
-Alan Grant
(Jurassic Park via Universal Pictures)
For rethinking the prospect of children:
"They're noisy, they're messy, they're expensive."
-Alan Grant
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For the pic of you and the best friends you just met:
"I like you. Both of you. I can tell instantly about people, it's a gift!"
-John Hammond
For when someone's trying to lay low, but you refuse to let them:
"Nice hat. What are you trying to look like, a secret agent?"
-Dennis Nedry
For celebrating the biggest character you know:
"He suffers from a deplorable excess of personality."
-John Hammond
For when you know they'll be sorry:
"In 48 hours, I'll be accepting your apology."
-John Hammond
For hoping you're about to strike it rich:
"We're gonna make a fortune with this place."
-Donald Gennaro
For doing your very best not to panic:
"Put your head between your knees and breathe."
-Ellie Sattler
For when you're wowed by a majestic group of animals in the wild:
"They're moving in herds. They do move in herds."
-Alan Grant
(Jurassic Park via Universal Pictures)
For when the course of evolution defies expectation:
"If there's one thing that the history of evolution has taught us, it's that life will not be contained. Life breaks free. Expands to new places and crashes through barriers. Painfully, perhaps even dangerously."
-Ian Malcolm
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For when life flourishes against all odds:
"I'm simply saying that life… uh, finds a way."
-Ian Malcolm
For the pet that's too smart for her own good:
"That one, when she looks at you, you can see she's working things out."
-Robert Muldoon
For when technology goes a step too far:
"Your scientists were so preoccupied over whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
-Ian Malcolm
(Jurassic Park via Universal Pictures)
For finally splurging on the thing you've been saving up for:
"Top of the line. Spared no expense."
-John Hammond
For calling out someone's life-threatening mistake:
"Our lives are in your hands, and you have butterfingers?"
-John Hammond
For deserving way more credit than you're getting:
"I am totally unappreciated in my time."
-Dennis Nedry
For holding folks accountable:
"I don't blame people for their mistakes. But I do ask that they pay for them."
-John Hammond
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For knowing you and the rest of the girls would survive if the dinosaurs took over:
"Dinosaurs eat man. Woman inherits the earth."
-Ellie Sattler
For when you'd rather avoid the carnage:
"I happen to be a vegetarian."
-Lex Murphy
For finding yourself in an inexplicable situation:
"See, here I am now by myself, um, uh, talking to myself. That's Chaos Theory."
-Ian Malcolm
(Jurassic Park via Universal Pictures)
For refusing to do anything if they don't say 'please':
"Uh uh uh. You didn't say the magic word. Uh uh uh! Uh uh uh!"
-Dennis Nedry's computer
For when things go wrong in exactly the way you predicted:
"God, do I hate being right all the time."
-Ian Malcolm
For breaking yet another pair of specs:
"My glasses! I can afford more glasses!"
-Dennis Nedry
For when vertigo starts to kick in:
"I hate climbing. I hate trees. Way too high."
-Alan Grant
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For making a pun in the middle of a tense situation:
"What do you call a blind dinosaur? Do-you-think-he-saurus."
-Tim Murphy
(Jurassic Park via Universal Pictures)
For starting your second draft:
"Creation is an act of sheer will. Next time, it'll be flawless."
-John Hammond
For capturing your pet's sneeze:
"God bless you!"
-Tim Murphy
For putting your technical prowess to good use:
"I am not a computer nerd! I prefer to be called a hacker!"
-Lex Murphy
For when you're not sure what's going to happen next:
"Hold onto your butts."
-John Arnold
For when you're so over your outdoor adventure:
"I'm tired. I'm dirty. I'm hot."
-Tim Murphy
For when you're stuck on a ride:
"If the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' breaks down, the pirates don't eat the tourists."
-Ian Malcolm
For when you've been outsmarted:
"Clever girl."
-Robert
(Jurassic Park via Universal Pictures)
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