Quotes about Theory

Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy. Votes: 6

Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play. Votes: 6

The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property. Votes: 6

I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end. Votes: 6

I have just got a new theory of eternity. Votes: 4

Theory is needed to tell you where to look. Votes: 4

My theory of evolution is that Darwin was adopted. Votes: 4

If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts. Votes: 4

To understand theory is not enough. Much practice is necessary... Votes: 4

It is the theory that decides what can be observed. Votes: 4

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory. Votes: 4

Your theory is crazy, but it's not crazy enough to be true. Votes: 4

I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. Votes: 4

In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. Votes: 4

Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it's supposed to do. Votes: 4

Even for practical purposes theory generally turns out the most important thing in the end. Votes: 4

I am not limiting myself to theories, so I never question the rightness to my approach. Votes: 4

No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong. Votes: 4

Do not put too much confidence in experimental results until they have been confirmed by theory. Votes: 4

Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night. Votes: 4

The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the traits which favor that theory. Votes: 4

It should not be forgotten that art is not a science where the latest 'correct' theory declares the old to be false and erases it. Votes: 4

No theory is good unless it permits, not rest, but the greatest work. No theory is good except on condition that one use it to go on beyond. Votes: 4

Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither understood the theory nor the problem which it was intended to solve. Votes: 4

There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.There is another theory which states that this has already happened. Votes: 4

Facts quite often, I fear to confess, like lawyers, put me to sleep at noon. Not theories, however. Theories are invigorating and tonic. Give me an ounce of fact and I will produce you a ton of theory by tea this afternoon. That is, after all, my job. Votes: 4

Theory can blind observation. Votes: 3

Theory is the practice of the impotent. Votes: 3

Theory attracts practice as the magnet attracts iron. Votes: 3

Theory helps us to bear our ignorance of facts. Votes: 3

The Big Bang Theory' has completely changed my life. Votes: 3

'The Big Bang Theory' has completely changed my life. Votes: 3

Theory-free science makes about as much sense as value-free politics. Votes: 3

Theory now: concern for truth must not hobble our discussion. Votes: 3

Theory without data is myth: data without theory is madness. Votes: 3

I'm going to move to Theory someday. Everything works there. Votes: 3

Theory is good; but it doesn't prevent things from existing. Votes: 3

Theory is splendid but until put into practice, it is valueless. Votes: 3

Learn by doing. Theory is nice, but nothing replaces actual experience. Votes: 3

Theory without practice is just as incomplete as practice without theory. Votes: 3

Theory must mediate between all previous truths and certain new experiences Votes: 3

Theory can leave questions unanswered, but practice has to come up with something. Votes: 3

Theory, from whatever source, is not perfect until it is reduced to practice. Votes: 3

Theory looks well on paper, but does not amount to anything without practice. Votes: 3

Defying History and Theory: The United States as the 'Last Remaining Superpower,' Votes: 3

Theory and practice sometimes clash. And when that happens, theory loses. Every single time. Votes: 3

Theory and harmony broadened my mind in music. I know what music is made of. Votes: 3

If the Confederacy fails, there should be written on its tombstone: Died of a Theory. Votes: 3

It is almost impossible to have a baseless snobbish opinion of the General Theory of Relativity. Votes: 3

Theory is knowledge that doesn't work. Practice is when everything works and you don't know why. Votes: 3

The Theory of Evolution has more holes in it than a dam made out of Swiss cheese. Votes: 3

Fair Game Theory: If you are dumb enough to be drained by people then you are fair game. Votes: 3

The Omega Point Theory can be a solid foundation of support for all of the great human religions. Votes: 3

The whole theory of the universe is directed unerringly to one single individual. Votes: 2

Information theory began as a bridge from mathematics to electrical engineering and from there to computing. Votes: 2

My theory in anything you do is to keep exploring, keep digging deeper to find new stuff. Votes: 2

A theory can be proved by experiment; but no path leads from experiment to the birth of a theory. Votes: 2

The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage. Votes: 2

No matter how beautiful the theory, one irritating fact can dismiss the entire formulism, so it has to be proven. Votes: 2

Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher. Votes: 2

It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong. Votes: 2

Relationships are like traffic lights. And I just have this theory that I can only exist in a relationship if it's a green light. Votes: 2

He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast. Votes: 2

My theory on housework is, if the item doesn't multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares. Why should you? Votes: 2

I don't believe in the no-carb diet... I have a theory. I think if you give up carbs, you get cranky. You must include them in your daily diet. Votes: 2

We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart. Votes: 2

The scientists often have more unfettered imaginations than current philosophers do. Relativity theory came as a complete surprise to philosophers, and so did quantum mechanics, and so did other things. Votes: 2

There could be no fairer destiny for any physical theory than that it should point the way to a more comprehensive theory in which it lives on as a limiting case. Votes: 2

General relativity is the cornerstone of cosmology and astrophysics. It has also provided the conceptual basis for string theory and other attempts to unify all the forces of nature in terms of geometrical structures. Votes: 2

In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency, not to worry about the numbers. If you dwell on statistics you get shortsighted, if you aim for consistency, the numbers will be there at the end. Votes: 2

If you want to know the taste of a pear, you must change the pear by eating it yourself. If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience. Votes: 2

My theory on life is that life is beautiful. Life doesn't change. You have a day, and a night, and a month, and a year. We people change - we can be miserable or we can be happy. It's what you make of your life. Votes: 2

String theory has the potential to show that all of the wondrous happenings in the universe - from the frantic dance of subatomic quarks to the stately waltz of orbiting binary stars; from the primordial fireball of the big bang to the majestic swirl of heavenly galaxies - are reflections of one, grand physical principle, one master equation. Votes: 2

What do women do when they get together? We sit around and talk! Men, not so much. My theory is that this difference is genetic and dates back to the hunter-gatherer societies, when the men had to be quiet as they hunted, lest they scare away the bison and then everyone starved to death and it was all their fault. Votes: 2

I play bass. I play a bit of guitar. I've never been to a lesson, so my theory of music is non-existent in any instrument, but we always had guitars around. My dad taught me to play drums for 'Love Actually,' and I still play drums now. But I'm not a 'drummer.' I'm not a 'guitarist.' I'm trying to be a bassist. Votes: 2

Everybody has a theory. Votes: 0

Observation always involves theory. Votes: 0

Observations always involve theory. Votes: 0

Architecture theory is very interesting. Votes: 0

Was Einstein's theory good? Relatively. Votes: 0

Funeral by funeral, theory advances. Votes: 0

Yoga is 99% practice and 1% theory. Votes: 0

People are experience-rich and theory-poor. Votes: 0

Life is so unlike theory. Votes: 0

Set theory in sheep's clothing. Votes: 0

Professors of theory merely hold post-mortems. Votes: 0

Without theory, there are no questions. Votes: 0

There is no knowledge without theory. Votes: 0

Deism is compatible with evolutionary theory. Votes: 0

Statistics: the mathematical theory of ignorance. Votes: 0

Not every conspiracy is a theory, Votes: 0

Without theory we can only copy. Votes: 0

Gradualism in theory is perpetuity in practice. Votes: 0

There is no complete theory of anything. Votes: 0

We completely reject the theory of evolution. Votes: 0

Maxwell's theory is Maxwell's system of equations. Votes: 0

In art, practice always comes before theory. Votes: 0

The theory must not contradict empirical facts, Votes: 0

I'm the Ted Bundy of string theory. Votes: 0

My theory. Music can fix anything. Anything. Votes: 0

A theory that explains everything, explains nothing Votes: 0

Could Shakespeare give a theory of Shakespeare? Votes: 0

Perfectly correct chess exists only in theory. Votes: 0

The best practice is inspired by theory. Votes: 0

The best theory is inspired by practice. Votes: 0

I don't hold water with that theory Votes: 0

Any theory is better than no theory. Votes: 0

My theory on education is... get one. Votes: 0

I don't like writing essays or theory. Votes: 0

Without a theory the facts are silent. Votes: 0

We want best efforts guided by theory. Votes: 0

A theory must be tempered with reality. Votes: 0

There is no pure, disinterested, theory-free observation, Votes: 0

Topology and number theory are my faves. Votes: 0

Gray is the color of all theory Votes: 0

The theory [of evolution] is a scientific mistake. Votes: 0

Feminism is the theory, lesbianism is the practice. Votes: 0

All data are filtered, observation is necessarily 'theory-laden'. Votes: 0

Power floats like money, like language, like theory. Votes: 0

He that travels in theory has no inconveniences. Votes: 0

The supreme misfortune is when theory outstrips performance Votes: 0

Feminism is a theory, lesbianism is a practice. Votes: 0

Behavior is the theory of manners practically applied. Votes: 0

That theory is worthless. It isn't even wrong! Votes: 0

The theory of government changes with general progress. Votes: 0

I'm a bit of a romantic. In theory! Votes: 0

Progress in science comes when experiments contradict theory. Votes: 0

I wanted to make noise, not study theory. Votes: 0

I don't really believe in the auteur theory. Votes: 0

The most practical solution is a good theory. Votes: 0

Nothing is more practical than a good theory. Votes: 0

Every doctrine has a theory of the beginning. Votes: 0

Life had stepped into the place of theory. Votes: 0

Film theory has nothing to do with film. Votes: 0

A theory is a battlefield in your head. Votes: 0

Philosophy is not a theory but an activity. Votes: 0

I have a theory that theories are destructive. Votes: 0

We need useless theory more than ever today. Votes: 0

The theory of truth is a series of truisms. Votes: 0

I can not evolve any concrete theory about painting. Votes: 0

Without theory there is nothing to modify or learn. Votes: 0

I studied chord theory and started playing the piano. Votes: 0

The humanitarian in theory is the terrorist in action. Votes: 0

A rational prediction has an explanation based on theory. Votes: 0

My theory is, strong people don't need strong leaders. Votes: 0

Data don't generate theory - only researchers do that. Votes: 0

It is only theory that makes men completely incautious. Votes: 0

The origins of graph theory are humble, even frivolous. Votes: 0

Action will remove the doubts that theory cannot solve. Votes: 0

I started working and publishing in price theory by 1938. Votes: 0

Without Revolutionary theory, there can be no Revolutionary Movement. Votes: 0

A script is like a theory of a movie. Votes: 0

Neither evolution nor creation qualifies as a scientific theory. Votes: 0

Strange that theory and practice so seldom should accord. Votes: 0

There is nothing more practical than a good theory. Votes: 0

There is such a difference between life and theory. Votes: 0

We should be guided by theory, not by numbers. Votes: 0

Im very strongly in favor of the auteur theory. Votes: 0

There is nothing so practical as a good theory. Votes: 0

Without revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement. Votes: 0

[A] theory is a very dangerous thing to have. Votes: 0

I'm very strongly in favor of the auteur theory. Votes: 0

The ultimate, most holy form of theory is action. Votes: 0

A little experience often upsets a lot of theory. Votes: 0

There is no clear-cut distinction between example and theory Votes: 0

My theory is that comedy comes from little people. Votes: 0

The oldest theory of contract is I think negative. Votes: 0

It is a condition which confronts us-not a theory. Votes: 0

A good theory explains a lot but postulates little. Votes: 0

How empty is theory in the presence of fact! Votes: 0

Axioms are delightful in theory, but impossible in practice. Votes: 0

We don't regard any scientific theory as the absolute truth Votes: 0

A theory accepted by 99 percent of scientists may be wrong. Votes: 0

I have this theory, bands with enigmatic lyrics attract crazies. Votes: 0

The evolution theory is purely the product of the imagination. Votes: 0

There is another theory that states: This has already happened .... Votes: 0

We don't regard any scientific theory as the absolute truth. Votes: 0

Scarcely anyone who comprehends this theory can escape its magic. Votes: 0

A good scientific theory should be explicable to a barmaid. Votes: 0

Jesus is God is the unified field theory of Christianity". Votes: 0

M-theory is the unified theory Einstein was hoping to find. Votes: 0

Capitalism sounds good in theory but it just doesn't work. Votes: 0

I'm a great believer in the experiential theory of writing. Votes: 0

Science walks forward on two feet, namely theory and experiment. Votes: 0

Throw a theory into the fire; it only spoils life. Votes: 0

Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action. Votes: 0

Creationism: the theory that Rome was built in a day. Votes: 0

An ounce of practice is better than tons of theory. Votes: 0

It is the theory which decides what we can observe Votes: 0

As the saying goes not every conspiracy is a theory. Votes: 0

An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory! Votes: 0

A scientific theory is a tool and not a creed. Votes: 0

I think that Utopia is a theory of human action... Votes: 0

The secret of theory is that truth does not exist. Votes: 0

I want a theory to come out to guide policy. Votes: 0

Without a revolutionary theory there cannot be a revolutionary movement. Votes: 0

A theory which cannot be mortally endangered cannot be alive. Votes: 0

System administration is where theory meets practice with a vengeance. Votes: 0

Probability theory is nothing but common sense reduced to calculation. Votes: 0

My theory is 98 percent of all human endeavor is killing time. Votes: 0

Maybe we should teach schoolchildren probability theory and investment risk management. Votes: 0

His theory was that non-fiction could be as artful as fiction. Votes: 0

Lacanian theory must be understood as a kind of "slave morality. Votes: 0

The classical theory of omniscient rationality is strikingly simple and beautiful. Votes: 0

The equally is a political theory, but no a practical politics. Votes: 0

Laws which are consistent in theory often prove chaotic in practice. Votes: 0

Practice should always be based upon a sound knowledge of theory. Votes: 0

In theory, practice should work like theory. In practice, it doesn't. Votes: 0

There is no falsification before the emergence of a better theory. Votes: 0

The joys of theory are the sweetest intellectual pleasures of life Votes: 0

First literature came to refer only to itself, the literary theory. Votes: 0

Everyone knows, or has strongly suspected, that capital theory is difficult. Votes: 0

A theory is just a mathematical model to describe the observations. Votes: 0

Don't believe the results of experiments until they're confirmed by theory. Votes: 0

Beautiful Evidence is about the theory and practice of analytical design. Votes: 0

Read no history--nothing but biography, for that is life without theory. Votes: 0

A discovery is generally an unforeseen relation not included in theory. Votes: 0

We don't need unity in theory, we need solidarity in practice. Votes: 0

Wikipedia only works in practice. In theory, it's a total disaster. Votes: 0

My theory is that men are no more liberated than women. Votes: 0

Things just seem so much better in theory than in practice. Votes: 0

My theory on Manchester and why it produces the bands it Votes: 0

All theory is against free will; all experience is for it. Votes: 0

You cannot run a business, or anything else, on a theory. Votes: 0

Never accept a fact until it has been verified by theory. Votes: 0

You can't run a business or anything else on a theory. Votes: 0

The more success the quantum theory has, the sillier it looks Votes: 0

Last time I checked, lifting theory has a PR of zero. Votes: 0

My theory on smear pieces is try and win 'em over. Votes: 0

I never read theory. I think that was to my benefit. Votes: 0

You can't run a business or anything else on a theory. Votes: 0

I never studied film theory, so I don't know the terminology. Votes: 0

My theory is that balance is key - nothing in excess. Votes: 0

One ounce of practice is worth a thousand pounds of theory. Votes: 0

I use game theory to help myself understand conflict situations and opportunities. Votes: 0

There is a mask of theory over the whole face of nature. Votes: 0

If the facts don't fit your theory, just find some new facts. Votes: 0

No scientific theory achieves public acceptance until it has been thoroughly discredited. Votes: 0

A professor must have a theory as a dog must have fleas. Votes: 0

My theory of what makes people likeable stars is that they're likeable. Votes: 0

Scientific theory is a contrived foothold in the chaos of living phenomena. Votes: 0

Selfish-gene theory tells us nothing about the value of interacting through language. Votes: 0

If it can be used again, it is not wisdom but theory. Votes: 0

A young man is a theory, an old man is a fact. Votes: 0

Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory. Votes: 0

Fractals, the theory of relativity, the genome: these are magnificently beautiful constructs. Votes: 0

The cyclic universe theory predicts no gravitational waves from the early universe. Votes: 0

Nothing can be more idle than the opposition of theory to practice! Votes: 0

Ahimsa in theory no one knows. It is as indefinable as God. Votes: 0

I have a theory that most people in Hollywood are from Texas. Votes: 0

The man has a theory. The woman has hipbones. Here comes Death. Votes: 0

When the fact doesn't meet the theory then let go the theory. Votes: 0

I worked on true Baconian principles, and without any theory collected facts. Votes: 0

Talent and genius operate outside the rules, and theory conflicts with practice. Votes: 0

You know what my theory is? Accept me or go to hell. Votes: 0

All science has one aim, namely, to find a theory of nature. Votes: 0

Do not say hypothesis, and even less theory: say way of thinking. Votes: 0

As far as social-economic theory is concerned, I am still a Marxist Votes: 0

My theory is that the only people who hate hipsters are hipsters. Votes: 0

I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren't all that different. Votes: 0

The basic theory in twistor theory is not to add extra dimensions. Votes: 0

My theory is to enjoy life, but the practice is against it. Votes: 0

That is my theory to explain the I don't knows. It's human. Votes: 0

Passing my motorcycle theory test gave me a disproportionate feeling of greatness. Votes: 0

No single theory ever agrees with all the facts in its domain Votes: 0

Today's practicality is often no more than the accepted form of yesterday's theory. Votes: 0

We'll only use as much category theory as is necessary. Famous last words... Votes: 0

I am a figure skater, which helps me appreciate Newton's theory of mechanics. Votes: 0

Everyone who becomes a psychotherapist eventually adopts a theory that suits his needs. Votes: 0

Since others have explained my theory, I can no longer understand it myself. Votes: 0

Ninety per cent of the theory of Impressionist painting is in . . . Ruskin's Elements. Votes: 0

The theory of evolution, like the theory of gravity, is a scientific fact. Votes: 0

String theory is 21 st century physics that fell accidentally into the 20th century. Votes: 0

I don't think that design needs theory, but I think designers need theory. Votes: 0

Architecture doesn't come from theory. You don't think your way through a building. Votes: 0

I have a theory that evolutionary biologists are more vain than particle physicists. Votes: 0

The world is too complex for subsumption under any general theory of change. Votes: 0

My theory is this; I'm not a political songwriter. I'm an honest songwriter. Votes: 0

Philosophy is, in the last instance, class struggle in the field of theory. Votes: 0

.. the voice of nature and experience seems plainly to oppose the selfish theory. Votes: 0

Today's practicality is often no more than the accepted form of yesterday's theory. Votes: 0

I have a theory... Theatre actors are better at auditions than film actors. Votes: 0

We live beyond words, as also we live beyond computation and beyond theory. Votes: 0

I am a misanthropic humanist... Do I like people? They're great, IN THEORY. Votes: 0

Jealousy is the theory that some other fellow has just as little taste. Votes: 0

I have this theory: If you forgive someone, they can't hurt you anymore. Votes: 0

There is no theory. You merely have to listen. Pleasure is the law. Votes: 0

I have a theory that self-made, first-generation actresses don't feel entitled to success. Votes: 0

Contrary to the outstanding work of art, outstanding theory is susceptible to improvements. Votes: 0

Relativity theory forced the abandonment, in principle, of absolute space and absolute time. Votes: 0

When I was in film school, I was learning more theory than practice. Votes: 0

A valid scientific theory is predictive, verifiable, and replicable. To me, that's beautiful. Votes: 0

Coincidence is what you have left over when you apply a bad theory. Votes: 0

An ounce of practice is generally worth more than a ton of theory. Votes: 0

All theory, my friend, is grey, But green is life's glad golden tree. Votes: 0

A theory in its day helps to solve the problems of the day. Votes: 0

It would be possible, in theory, for life and art to be reversed. Votes: 0

the true lady is in theory either a virgin or a lawful wife. Votes: 0

One must treat theory-in-use as both a psychological certainty and an intellectual hypothesis. Votes: 0

My theory is that all of Scottish cuisine is based on a dare. Votes: 0

Every taxi driver I have ever spoken to has a theory of gender. Votes: 0

It is bigotry for public schools to teach only one theory of origins. Votes: 0

Mysticism is in fact the only criticism people cannot level against my theory. Votes: 0

The truth of a theory is in your mind, not in your eyes. Votes: 0

The modern history of economic theory is a tale of evasions of reality. Votes: 0

There is no controversy within science over the core proposition of evolutionary theory. Votes: 0

You cannot have a theory without principles. Principles is another name for prejudices. Votes: 0

In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not. Votes: 0

My theory about actors is we're all walking milk cartons. Expirations dates everywhere. Votes: 0

There is no controversy within science over the core proposition of evolutionary theory Votes: 0

I'm not sure what theory is, unless it's the pursuit of fundamental questions. Votes: 0

The purpose of economic theory is to make those who are comfortable FEEL comfortable. Votes: 0

The theory of our modern technic shows that nothing is as practical as theory. Votes: 0

"So basically, that entire theory is blown to hell."Not basically," Win corrected. "Entirely." Votes: 0

It is difficult to play against Einstein's theory -on his first loss to Fischer Votes: 0

In theory, practice and theory are the same, but in practice they are different. Votes: 0

The theory of undirected evolution is already dead, but the work of science continues. Votes: 0

Something unknown is doing we don't know what-that is what our theory amounts to. Votes: 0

Yoga is effort. Only practice is important. The rest of knowledge is only theory. Votes: 0

The crisis triggered a fertile period of scientific ferment and revolution in economic theory. Votes: 0

The ordinary operations of algebra suffice to resolve problems in the theory of curves. Votes: 0

Our best theory of describing space at a fundamental level is probably string theory. Votes: 0

Life is not theory. It is reality, with inherent duties to everything and everyone. Votes: 0

She firmly held the theory that everyone gets at least one very stupid superpower. Votes: 0

A political theory seeks to find from history the limits of the politically possible. Votes: 0

A political theory seeks to find from history the limits of the politically possible Votes: 0

Verse by verse, the Bible becomes more than theory. It becomes my firsthand experience. Votes: 0

Lasker thought that his rationalism rendered him immune from the surprises of chess theory. Votes: 0

Hegel's theory of recognition is basically derived from Fichte, who is its real author. Votes: 0

Playing music is not really susceptible to theory much. Circumstances affect it so much. Votes: 0

Writing laws based on an abstract theory, rather than reality, is a dangerous undertaking. Votes: 0

A good scientific theory is one which is falsifiable, which has not been falsified. Votes: 0

If I subscribed to the efficient market theory I would still be delivering papers Votes: 0

I've got this theory that there is a Volvo in any sane person's future. Votes: 0

one of the tests of a theory is that, once grasped, it appears self-evident. Votes: 0

It is certainly not the least charm of a theory that it is refutable. Votes: 0

I think everybody has a bisexual nature. That's my theory. I could be wrong. Votes: 0

I'm not that well-versed in literary theory - I don't know what it is. Votes: 0

I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes. Votes: 0

Evolution is a theory with more holes than a Dutch dam of swiss cheese. Votes: 0

The word doctrine, as used in the Bible, means teaching of duty, not theory. Votes: 0

No battle can be won in the study, and theory without practice is dead. Votes: 0

A theory that you can't explain to a bartender is probably no damn good. Votes: 0

I have a theory that the people who cook in jails are British chefs. Votes: 0

The state of the world, of course, is constantly changing, and so is theory. Votes: 0

There's far more truth in the Book of Genesis than in the quantum theory. Votes: 0

A man is never more satisfied than when he is confirming a favorite theory. Votes: 0

I choose colors I like and will photograph well. I don't do color theory! Votes: 0

Capitalism is a great idea in theory, but in practice it just doesn't work. Votes: 0

Ideals are great in theory ... but they don't work too well in real life. Votes: 0

Facts do not 'speak for themselves'; they are read in the light of theory. Votes: 0

It is amazing how much theory we can do without when work actually begins. Votes: 0

I grow daily to honor facts more and more, and theory less and less. Votes: 0

That's all well and good in practice, but how does it work in theory? Votes: 0

I think simplicity is a good guide: The more economical a theory, the better. Votes: 0

If [quantum theory] is correct, it signifies the end of physics as a science. Votes: 0

If slaves will make good soldiers, then our whole theory of slavery is wrong. Votes: 0

Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair. Votes: 0

I just live one day at a time. That's my new theory in life. Votes: 0

All we can do is search for the falsity content in our best theory. Votes: 0

The end of science is not to prove a theory, but to improve mankind. Votes: 0

A scholar can never let mere wrongness get in the way of the theory. Votes: 0

A theory is the more impressive the greater the simplicty of its premises is. Votes: 0

Periods. We all get periods. Once a month, yeah. That's what the theory is Votes: 0

The patient, treated on the fashionable theory, sometimes gets well in spite of the medicine. Votes: 0

Scientific theory and its application to the growing needs of mankind advance hand in hand. Votes: 0

There is no good theory of disease which does not at once suggest a cure. Votes: 0

Recreational number theory [...] is that part of number theory that is too difficult to study. Votes: 0

If the Confederacy falls, there should be written on its tombstone: Died of a theory. Votes: 0

Never abandon a theory that explains something until you have a theory that explains more. Votes: 0

I want to affirm that thinking and living, knowing and doing, theory and practice intersect. Votes: 0

The ball is round, the game lasts ninety minutes, and everything else is just theory. Votes: 0

The worst censors are those prohibiting criticism of the theory of evolution in the classroom. Votes: 0

Abstract art is a fundamental distrust of the theory of reality concocted by the eyes. Votes: 0

A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person. Votes: 0

Blind commitment to a theory is not an intellectual virtue: it is an intellectual crime. Votes: 0

The theory of founder effects does not explain how novel features like plumage traits arise. Votes: 0

Think of a hypothesis as a card. A theory is a house made of hypotheses. Votes: 0

In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is. Votes: 0

A curious aspect of the theory of evolution is that everybody thinks he understands it. Votes: 0

Well, it may be all right in practice, but it will never work in theory Votes: 0

The problem Creationists identify is with the word 'theory', not with the case for evolution Votes: 0

Change the instruments and you will change the entire social theory that goes with them Votes: 0

My theory was that a city without a newspaper is a city without a soul. Votes: 0

Schrodinger's wave-mechanics is not a physical theory but a dodge-and a very good dodge too. Votes: 0

Whilst all the world is in pursuit of power, culture corrects the theory of success. Votes: 0

My whole theory about art is the disparity that exists between form, masses and movement. Votes: 0

In the absence of evidence, superstition. It's a Middle Ages thing. That's my theory anyway. Votes: 0

I see nothing in the theory of evolution inconsistent with an Almighty Creator and Protector. Votes: 0

Another thing I must point out is that you cannot prove a vague theory wrong. Votes: 0

In my view all salvation for philosophy may be expected to come from Darwin's theory Votes: 0

I don't believe in the moon landing conspiracy theory. I don't believe in Big Foot. Votes: 0

It's just something that I like, and I also don't buy into the ageism theory. Votes: 0

All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green. Votes: 0

When that theory is isolated from known facts, it is likely not to be productive. Votes: 0

Christianity is haunted by the theory of a God with a craving for bloody sacrifices. Votes: 0

For the most part, quantum theory has been of little practical value in my life. Votes: 0

What good does the theory [of economics] do if it is not working for people? Votes: 0

I would trade all my experimental works for the single idea of the benzene theory. Votes: 0

Prohibition may be a disputed theory, but none can say that it doesn't hold water. Votes: 0

If facts conflict with a theory, either the theory must be changed or the facts. Votes: 0

I have a theory that Southern madhouses are full of gifted women who were stifled. Votes: 0

Economists are people who wonder if what works in reality can also work in theory. Votes: 0

The current situation with regard to theory is odd and maybe defined by a paradox. Votes: 0

I have a theory you shouldn't write a book unless you have something to say. Votes: 0

Langmuir is a regular thinking machine. Put in facts, and you get out a theory. Votes: 0

Frankly, these days, without a theory to go with it, I can't see a painting. Votes: 0

I have a tendency to often share the point of view of the conspiracy theory. Votes: 0

A little experience is worth much argument; a few facts are better than any theory. Votes: 0

However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant Votes: 0

Quantum field theory arose out of our need to describe the ephemeral nature of life. Votes: 0

The farther the experiment is from theory, the closer it is to the Nobel Prize. Votes: 0

It is very difficult to teach navigation theory to someone who clings to the shore. Votes: 0

Truth is a theory that is constantly being disproved. Only lies, it seems, go on forever. Votes: 0

Psychoanalysis can provide a theory of 'progress,' but only by viewing history as a neurosis. Votes: 0

I reject the peak oil theory insofar as it refers to technological limits on human ingenuity. Votes: 0

If a theory purports to explain everything, then it is likely not explaining much at all. Votes: 0

The theory of marketing is solid but the practice of marketing leaves much to be desired. Votes: 0

Tantric Buddhism means that we become mature adults and we learn the reality of chaos theory. Votes: 0

The knowledge of the theory of logic has no tendency whatever to make men good reasoners. Votes: 0

Any attempt to define literary theory in terms of a distinctive method is doomed to failure. Votes: 0

An expert must be BOLD if he hopes to alchemize his homespun theory into conventional wisdom. Votes: 0

I have a theory that movies operate on the level of dreams, where you dream yourself. Votes: 0

I am not the kind of girl who can trust a theory based on one person. Votes: 0

Anecdotal data is not incidental to theory development at all, but an essential part of it Votes: 0

The power of a theory is exactly proportional to the diversity of situations it can explain. Votes: 0

Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly fact. Votes: 0

No theory changes what it is a theory about; man remains what he has always been. Votes: 0

We do what we can, and then make a theory to prove our performance the best. Votes: 0

Anarchism is a theory of political science and is opposed to government in the political sense. Votes: 0

No theory of life seemed to him to be of any importance compared with life itself Votes: 0

I don't know anything about music theory at all. Zero. But I don't really need to. Votes: 0

I'd say many features of string theory don't mesh with what we observe in everyday life. Votes: 0

I've got a theory: if you love your workspace, you'll love your work a little more. Votes: 0

If a theory can not be explained to a child, then the theory is probably worthless. Votes: 0

I would say that, intellectually, Catholicism had no more impact on me than did social theory. Votes: 0

The theory of mechanism design can be thought of as the 'engineering' side of economic theory. Votes: 0

A study of family portraits is enough to convert a man to the theory of reincarnation. Votes: 0

I have little faith in the theory that organized killing is the best prelude to peace. Votes: 0

A man who has bought a theory will fight a vigorous rearguard action against the facts. Votes: 0

Our concern, however, is with slavery as it is, and not with any theory of it. Votes: 0

'The whole world loves a lover' is an interesting theory, but a very bad legal defense. Votes: 0

Gita and Ganga constitute the essence of Hinduism; one its theory and the other its practice. Votes: 0

The knowledge of the theory of logic has no tendency whatever to make men good reasoners. Votes: 0

My theory was that what I had to do was make a study of human behavior. Votes: 0

Tantric Buddhism means that we become mature adults and we learn the reality of chaos theory. Votes: 0

Mrs. Schneiderman's theory of life was that earth held no sorrow that food could not heal ... Votes: 0

Every genuine test of a theory is an attempt to falsify it, or to refute it. Votes: 0

Normal science does not aim at novelties of fact or theory and, when successful, finds none. Votes: 0

When you look at a vacuum in a quantum theory of fields, it isn't exactly nothing. Votes: 0

One does not ask whether a scientific theory is true, but only whether it is convenient. Votes: 0

There is, in any art, a tendency to turn one's own preferences into a monomaniac theory. Votes: 0

[Knowledge is governed not by] a theory of knowledge, but by a theory of discursive practice. Votes: 0

I'm not a yeller. My theory is that no one goes out there trying to screw up. Votes: 0

I always work on the theory that the audience will believe you best if you believe yourself. Votes: 0

When I dealt with set theory, I could never make it be the music that I wanted. Votes: 0

For me, the American promise isn't just an idea or a theory - it's my life story. Votes: 0

I always had the theory that if you have a dream, chase it. And I'm chasing it. Votes: 0

The Law of Attraction is a theory. Cosmic Ordering is a practice putting that theory to work. Votes: 0

I had set out to disprove quantum field theory - and the opposite occurred! I was shocked. Votes: 0

I worked hard learning harmony and theory when I was growing up in Chicago in the 1920s. Votes: 0

It proved once again the theory that no security system is a match for a stupid employee. Votes: 0

My goal is to formulate a new color theory based on the full spectrum of visible light. Votes: 0

What I always try to do is to respond to the song; I've always rebelled against theory. Votes: 0

My theory of hitting was just to watch the ball as it came in and hit it. Votes: 0

A Mathematician is someone who can take a cup of coffee and turn it into a theory. Votes: 0

Beta and modern portfolio theory and the like - none of it makes any sense to me. Votes: 0

I believe in God, not as a theory but as a fact more real than life itself. Votes: 0

My theory about creativity is that the more money one has, the more creative one can be. Votes: 0

It is human to search for the theory of everything and it is superhuman to find it. Votes: 0

A theory should not attempt to explain all the facts, because some of the facts are wrong Votes: 0

The electron is a theory. But the theory is so good we can almost consider them real. Votes: 0

There can be no theory of any account unless it corroborate with the theory of the earth. Votes: 0

I think it's a theory, the theory of evolution and I don't accept it as a theory. Votes: 0

I have a theory that you can decide to make whatever day it is a good day. Votes: 0

The Indian mythology has a theory of cycles, that all progression is in the form of waves. Votes: 0

If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution. Votes: 0

I think voting for the lesser of two evils in game theory always leads to more evil. Votes: 0

I have a theory that everyone is as odd as I am when they are alone. Don Tillman Votes: 0

I've always had a theory that some of us are born with nerve endings longer than our bodies Votes: 0

When love is a theory, it's safe, it's free of risk. But love in the brain changes nothing. Votes: 0

Evolution is just a theory? Well, so is gravity and I don't see you jumping out of buildings. Votes: 0

You know, I have a theory about Charlie Haughey. If you give him enough rope, he'll hang you. Votes: 0

Socrates thought and so do I that the wisest theory about the gods is no theory at all. Votes: 0

Ahimsa is no mere theory with me, but it is a fact of life based on extensive experience. Votes: 0

...have a theory that she is in love with the dream of someone and not an actual person. Votes: 0

It is no natural for a man to pray that no theory can prevent him from doing it. Votes: 0

My theory: if the malls don't open until ten what's the point of being up earlier than that? Votes: 0

You can never tell what will happen to a theory before you can get around to using it. Votes: 0

I have this theory - that if we're told we're bad, then that's the only ideal we'll ever have. Votes: 0

If a philosophic theory is once ruled out of court, no one can tell when it will appear again. Votes: 0

To explain why a man slipped on a banana peel, we do not need a general theory of slipping. Votes: 0

We must alter theory to adapt it to nature, but not nature to adapt it to theory.‎ Votes: 0

There is no sadder sight in the world than to see a beautiful theory killed by a brutal fact. Votes: 0

My theory is because I'm Asian and white I sort of look like the future. I'm the melting pot. Votes: 0

We wish to fill our culture once more with the spirit of Christianity - but not only in theory. Votes: 0

I have a theory that as nice and sweet as you can be equates to how dangerous you can be. Votes: 0

The rose is a rose, And was always a rose. But the theory now goes That the apple's a rose. Votes: 0

It is my theory you can't get rid of fat. All you can do is move it around, like furniture. Votes: 0

The girl I find who wants to talk about quantum theory in a bar is the one I want to marry. Votes: 0