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Survival of the Least Intelligent
Dr. Alan Grant
Reverse ]: survival of the most idiotic.
[after Billy explains why his bag strap is lucky; [Darwinism]
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Classifying the Super-Predator in Jurassic Park
Dr. Grant
How would you classify it, Billy?
Billy
Well, it's a super-predator. ]; Snout.
[[w:Suchomimus|Suchomimus; makes a hand motion]
Dr. Grant
No, think bigger.
Billy
]?
[[w:Baryonx|Baryonx]
Dr. Grant
Not with that sail. ].
[[Spinosaurus|Spinosaurus aegypticus]
Billy
I don't remember that on InGen's list.
Dr. Grant
That's because it wasn't on their list, and it makes you wonder what else they were up to.
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Technology Preferences in Jurassic Park III
Billy
You like computers, right?
Dr. Grant
I like the abacus, Billy.
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A Plea for Assistance in Crisis
Dr. Alan Grant
My God. He's calling for help.
[as the raptor is cawing]
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Understanding Dinosaur Behavior with Children
Dr. Alan Grant
Actually Charlie, those are herbivores. They really wouldn't be interested in fighting with each other. But these ones here are carnivores, and they really like fighting with each other. They use their teeth and claws to rip each other's throats out.
Ellie
Alan, he's three. Let's wait til he's five.
[approaching]
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Gratitude and Teamwork in Jurassic Park III
Billy
Alan, I wanted to thank you bringing me along on this.
Dr. Alan Grant
Yeah, well the bones will still be there when we get back; that's the great thing about bones, they never run away. And the truth is... You got me into this, and I have no intention of being on my own with these people.
[sotto voce]
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Urgent plea for limited communication options
Paul Kirby
Turn off the power. You've got juice for maybe one call. Whatever you do, don't call the ]. They won't do a damn thing.
[to Dr. Grant about the satellite phone; [w:U.S. Embassy|U.S. Embassy]
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Negotiating Support for a Dangerous Expedition
Paul Kirby
I've made a lot of friends in high places. In this case, the Costa Rican government.
Amanda Kirby
Dr. Grant, you have no idea how important it is to us that you come along. It would make all the difference.
Alan
Mrs. Kirby, I...I...
Paul
And of course, we'd love to make a contribution to your research here. So... I could write all kinds of numbers on this check, Dr. Grant. Tell me...what's it gonna take?
[pulls out a checkbook]
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A Warning in the Presence of Danger
Dr. Alan Grant
It's okay, it's dead. ] raises its head from behind the dead dinosaur] Nobody move a muscle!
[finding a dinosaur carcass; [[Tyrannosaurus|T. rex; T. rex roars and everyone besides Grant runs away]
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Warning Against Landing on the Island
Dr. Alan Grant
You cannot land on this island!
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Desperation Amidst Government Indifference
Paul
We called everyone. We did everything we could; no one would help us. The Costa Rican government said that this is a no-fly zone. The U.S. Embassy — that's our U.S. Embassy — told us we should accept the inevitable. Can you believe that?!!
Billy
You let a 12-year-old go parasailing alone?
Paul
No!!
Amanda
He was not alone; he was with a friend.
Paul
Ben Hildebrand.
Amanda
Paul and I divorced over a year ago.
Dr. Grant
Alright, so why me?
Paul
He said we needed someone who'd been on the island before.
Udesky
Yes, but I did not tell you to kidnap somebody.
Dr. Grant
I have never been on this island.
Paul
Sure you have. You wrote that book.
Billy
That was Isla Nublar. This is Isla Sorna, Site B.
Udesky
You mean that there are two islands with dinosaurs on them?
Paul and Amanda
All right, you just stay out of this!
Dr. Grant
So, how long have they been missing?
Paul
Eight weeks.
Amanda
Almost eight weeks now.
Dr. Grant
Billy, we go back to the plane and salvage what we can. Then we make for the coast.
Paul
Dr. Grant, we're not leaving this island without our son.
Dr. Grant
Then you can go look for him, or you can stick with us as long as you don't hold us up. Either way, you probably won't get off this island alive.
[Exeunt Alan and Billy]
Paul
So...what do we do?
[to Udesky]
Udesky
Well, we search for your son...in the direction that they're going.
Paul
Excellent. Excellent.
[The trio quickly hurry after them]
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Advice Against Noise in Dangerous Situations
Dr. Alan Grant
Will you tell your wife to stop making noise? That is a very, very bad idea.
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The Illusion of Safety on the Island
Dr. Alan Grant
You do not understand. On this island, there is no such thing as safe!
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Communication and Silence in Tense Situations
Udesky
Cooper, if you see anything, yell up.
Cooper
Nah, I thought I'd keep it to myself.
[sarcastically]
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A Moment of Realization in Jurassic Park III
Dr. Alan Grant
My God, I'd forgotten.
[upon reaching Isla Sorna and seeing the dinosaurs]
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Discovering Raptors' Vocal Capabilities
Dr. Grant
All our theories about raptor ], what they were capable of, we weren't even close.
[[intelligence]
Ellie
Tell me.
Dr. Grant
Well, we did cranium scans of a fossil skull. We found what looks like a very sophisticated resonating chamber.
Ellie
Wait a second? So we were right. They had the ability to vocalize.
Dr. Grant
I'm convinced that's the key to their social intelligence.
Ellie
Which explains why they could work together as a team.
Dr. Grant
And coordinate their attacks so the prey wouldn't know what was going on.
Ellie
They could talk to each other.
Dr. Grant
To a degree we never imagined. Ellie, they were smart. They were smarter than dolphins or whales. They were smarter than primates.
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Uncertainty in the face of danger
Paul
What was that?
[hearing distant roar]
Billy
Is that a ]?
[[Tyrannosaurus]
Dr. Grant
I don't think so. ] sounds bigger.
[[Spinosaurus|It]
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The Consequences of Misguided Intentions
Dr. Alan Grant
Some of the worst things imaginable have been done "with the best intentions". Billy, as far as I'm concerned, you're no better than the people who built this place.
[after Billy said he stole raptor eggs "with the best intentions"]
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Recognition and Legacy in Jurassic Park III
Ellie
You're still the best. I mean that.
Dr. Grant
The last of my breed.
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Photography and Consequences in the Field
Dr. Grant
What are you doing?!
Billy
I was photographing the nest.
Dr. Grant
Don't do that again.
Billy
Sorry.
Dr. Grant
If I lose you, it's just me and the damn tourists.
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Preference for Dinosaurs Before Real-Life Encounters
Eric Kirby
I read both your books. I liked your first one more, before you were on the island. You liked dinosaurs back then.
Dr. Grant
Back then they hadn't tried to eat me yet.
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Determination to Find the Missing Child
Paul Kirby
We're gonna find him. You listening to me? We're gonna find him. The kid's got resources. Remember what it was like to try to ground him?
[to Amanda]
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Climbing Misconceptions in High-Altitude Adventures
Billy
So Mr. Kirby, tell me, when you climbed K-2, did you base camp at 25 or 30,000 feet?
[noticing Paul struggling with getting his backpack on]
Paul
30,000 feet. We were pretty close to the top.
[hesitatingly]
Billy
You were about 1,000 feet above it, actually.
Paul
No, no. That's a common mistake.
Dr. Grant
Mr. Kirby, there's no such thing as Kirby Enterprises, is there?
Paul
It's Kirby's Paint and Tile Plus. The "Plus" stands for bathroom fixtures; we're in the Westgate Shopping Center in Enid, Oklahoma.
Billy
So I don't suppose that check you wrote us is any good.
Paul
Alright, now, now-
Dr. Grant
This is good.
[muttering]
Paul
Listen to me. I will pay you the money I owe you, no matter what…
Dr. Grant
This is good! Here we are on the worst place on earth, and we're not even being paid!
Paul
Alright, now wait, fellas. Hold on. I’ll make this up to you. If you ever do a bathroom or a kitchen…
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Questions Beyond Jurassic Park Discussion
Symposium Leader
Does anyone have a question?
Dr. Grant
Fine. Does anyone have a question that does not relate to Jurassic Park?
Dr. Grant
...Or the incident in San Diego, which I did not witness.
Dr. Grant
Yes, sir?
Male Student
Your theory on raptors is good and all, but isn't all this conjecture kind of moot? I mean, once the U.N. and ] and everyone decides how to handle that second island, scientists will just go in and look for themselves.
[[Costa Rica]
Dr. Grant
Dinosaurs lived sixty five million years ago. What is left of them is fossilized in the rocks, and it is in the rock that real scientists make real discoveries. Now what John Hammond and InGen did at Jurassic Park is create genetically engineered theme park monsters, nothing more and nothing less.
Female Student
Are you saying you wouldn't want to get onto Isla Sorna and study them, if you had the chance?
Dr. Grant
No force on earth or heaven could get me on that island.
[smiles]
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Disagreement on Expertise in Crisis Situation
Paul
Dr. Grant says that a bad idea.
Amanda
Dr. Grant. Dr. Grant says-
Paul
What's the good of hiring an expert if you're not gonna use his advice?
Amanda
Yeah, except Dr. Grant isn't looking for Eric. He's looking for the coast.
Paul
Okay, fine. Go ahead and scream. And then when that tricycloplots attacks you, don't come crying to me.
Amanda
Don't worry about that.
[muttering]
Paul
What?
Amanda
Nothing.
Paul
What did you say?
Amanda
Never mind
Paul
What did you say?
Amanda
God, Paul, just drop it.
Udesky
If we split up, I'm going with you guys.
[to Billy]
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Playing with Dinosaurs: A Misunderstanding
Amanda
This how you make dinosaurs?
[about the abandoned laboratory]
Dr. Grant
No. This is how you play ].
[[God]
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Discovery of T. rex Urine
Dr. Grant
This is T. rex... pee?
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Changing Paths in Academia
Billy Brennen
So, how'd it go?
Dr. Grant
Well, it's not too late to change your major, Billy.
Billy Brennen
Not good, huh?
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Frustration in a perilous situation
Dr. Alan Grant
This is good. This is great. We're stuck on the worst place in the world, and we're not even getting paid!
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Discussing Raptors in Jurassic Park III
Ellie
So what are you working on now?
Alan
Raptors mostly.
Ellie
My...favorite.
Alan
Do you remember the sounds they made?
Ellie
I try not to.
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Connection Through Faith in Jurassic Park III
Billy
So, how do you know the Kirbys?
Cooper
Uh, through our church.
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