Hammond Quotes

We spared no expense.

Dr. Grant, my dear Dr. Sattler, welcome... to Jurassic Park.

You'll have to get used to Dr. Malcolm, he suffers from a deplorable excess of personality, especially for a mathematician.

I bring the scientists, you bring a rock star.

Ray Arnold : Fences are failing all over the park.
John Hammond : Find Nedry! Check the vending machines!

Donald Gennaro : Let's get something straight, John, this is not a weekend excursion, this is a serious investigation of the stability of the island. Your investors, whom I represent, are deeply concerned. And 48 hours from now, if they're not convinced, I'm not convinced. I'll shut you down, John.
John Hammond : In 48 hours, I'll be accepting your apologies.

You know the first attraction I ever built when I came down south from Scotland? It was a Flea Circus, Petticoat Lane. Really quite wonderful. We had a wee trapeze, and a merry-go... carousel and a seesaw. They all moved, motorized of course, but people would say they could see the fleas. "Oh, I see the fleas, mummy! Can't you see the fleas?" Clown fleas and high wire fleas and fleas on parade... But with this place, I wanted to show them something that wasn't an illusion. Something that was real, something that they could see and touch. An aim not devoid of merit.

Donald Gennaro : Are these characters... auto-erotica?
John Hammond : No, no, no. We have no animatronics here. These are the real miracle workers of Jurassic Park.

Why didn't I build it in Orlando?

They'll be fine. Who better to get the children through Jurassic Park than a dinosaur expert?

Donald Gennaro : And we can charge anything we want, 2,000 a day, 10,000 a day, and people will pay it. And then there's the merchandise...
John Hammond : Donald, Donald... This park was not built to cater only for the super-rich. Everyone in the world has the right to enjoy these animals.
Donald Gennaro : Sure, they will. Well, we'll have a, a coupon day or something.

We've made living biological attractions so astounding that they'll capture the imagination of the entire planet.

John Hammond : So much for our first tour: two no-shows and one sick Triceratops.
Ray Arnold : It could have been worse, John. A lot worse.

Donald Gennaro : This is overwhelming, John. Are these characters auto-erotica?
John Hammond : No, no, no, we have no animatronics here. Those people are the real miracle workers of Jurassic Park.

The most advanced amusement park in the entire world. And I'm not just talking about rides, you know? Everybody has rides. No, we have made living biological attractions so astounding, that they'll capture the imaginations of the entire planet.

Damn!