John Hammond: All major theme parks have had delays. When they opened Disneyland in 1956, nothing worked, nothing.
Ian Malcolm: But, John, if the Pirates of the Caribbean breaks down, the pirates don't eat the tourists.
Dr. Ian Malcolm: You think they'll have THAT on the tour?
Dr. Ian Malcolm: I'm always on the lookout for the future ex-Mrs. Malcolm.
Dr. Ian Malcolm: Remind me to thank John for a lovely weekend.
Dr. Alan Grant: Oh my God. Do you know what this is? This is a dinosaur egg. The dinosaurs are breeding.
Ian Malcolm: God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs...
Ellie Sattler: Dinosaurs eat man. Woman inherits the earth... (01:04:05)
Dr. Ian Malcolm: Anybody hear that? It's an... It's an impact tremor, that's what it is... I'm fairly alarmed here.
John Hammond: Dr. Grant, my dear Dr. Sattler. Welcome to Jurassic Park.
Dr. Alan Grant: Mr. Hammond, I've decided not to endorse your park.
John Hammond: So have I.
Muldoon: Clever girl.
Dr. Ian Malcolm: You did it. You crazy son of a bitch you did it.
Lex: I'm a hacker!
Tim: That's what I said: you're a nerd.
Lex: I am not a computer nerd. I prefer to be called a hacker!
John Hammond: There is no doubt that our attractions will drive kids out of their minds.
Dr. Alan Grant: What are those?
Dr. Ellie Sattler: Small versions of adults, honey.
Ellie Sattler: There's only one way to be sure. I'm going to have to look at the dinosaur's droppings.
Dr. Ian Malcolm: Dino... droppings? Droppings? She's uh, tenacious, isn't she?
Dr. Alan Grant: You have no idea.
John Hammond: I don't blame people for their mistakes, but I do ask that they pay for them.
Dr. Ian Malcolm: That is one big pile of shit.
Dr. Ian Malcolm: God help us; we're in the hands of engineers.
Lex: He left us! He left us!
Dr. Alan Grant: But that's NOT what I'M gonna do.
Dr. Alan Grant: It's...it's a dinosaur.
Answer: They are not paleontologists, just people interested in dinosaurs. It is common for museums and other scientific organizations to offer the general public an opportunity to participate in a real paleontology dig. For a fee, they become an exhibition team member for a period of time, learn about dinosaurs, help excavate fossils, and so on. This is likely how Dr. Grant (or his institution) supplements his research funding.
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