How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Jurassic Park.
Quote #7
DR. IAN MALCOLM: But your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could they didn't stop to think if they should.
Hammond and the scientists were so selfishly focused on personal glory that they didn't consider any other consequences. They were blinded by the light…of their ambition.
Quote #8
JOHN HAMMOND: So much for our first tour. Two no-shows and one sick triceratops.
RAY ARNOLD: Coulda been worse John. A lot worse.
This is some hardcore foreshadowing here, as things are about to get worse. But here, Hammond is still upset that his park, his greatest ambition, is failing. He still doesn't care that people could get hurt.
Quote #9
JOHN HAMMOND: 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.
This little quote gives us the root of Hammond's ambition. He was always a creative person, once making a flea circus to attract people. The problem is that imaginary fleas don't hurt anyone—but giant dinosaurs do. (We don't even want to know how terrible giant fleas would be.)