Richard Feynman Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.
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We have confirmed something we only knew in theory, namely that revolution, in which uncontrolled and uncontrollable forces operate imperiously, is blind and destructive, grandiose and cruel.
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Even for practical purposes theory generally turns out the most important thing in the end.
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Semiotics is a general theory of all existing languages... all forms of communication - visual, tactile, and so on... There is general semiotics, which is a philosophical approach to this field, and then there are many specific semiotics.
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With my songs I tried to prove that there is love.
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Many, many, many small moves of many kinds can bring a way to manage change. The theory can come later.
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You cannot run a business, or anything else, on a theory.
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The evolutionary theory of senescence can be stated as follows: while bodies are not designed to fail, neither are they designed for extended operation.
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I just feel like I have a lot to prove.
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All theory is against freedom of the will; all experience for it.
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I don't have anything to prove anymore. I can relax.
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The most beautiful fate of a physical theory is to point the way to the establishment of a more inclusive theory, in which it lives on as a limiting case.
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First, I'm trying to prove to myself that I'm a person. Then maybe I'll convince myself that I'm an actress.
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I really do inhabit a system in which words are capable of shaking the entire structure of government, where words can prove mightier than 10 military divisions.
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Nobody's cut out for this town," Shane said. "Nobody sane anyway." "Says the kid who came back." "Yeah, kind of proves my point.
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Everyone who becomes a psychotherapist eventually adopts a theory that suits his needs.
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There's a lot of great Olympians, but for me, I try to prove myself as one of the best - and that's the key thing.
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We're going to need a definitive quantum theory of gravity, which is part of a grand unified theory - it's the main missing piece.
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Creating a new theory is not like destroying an old barn and erecting a skyscraper in its place. It is rather like climbing a mountain, gaining new and wider views, discovering unexpected connections between our starting points and its rich environment. But the point from which we started out still exists and can be seen, although it appears smaller and forms a tiny part of our broad view gained by the mastery of the obstacles on our adventurous way up.
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Positive social emotions like compassion and empathy are generally good for us, and we want to encourage them. But do we know how to most reliably raise children to care about the suffering of other people? I'm not sure we do.
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A woman without a degree of decency and delicacy is unsexed.
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I've always felt a little different than everyone - you know, most of the other kids in my class - and I didn't quite see things the way they did or I didn't experience things the same way they did. I often felt a little bit like an outcast.
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To play safe, I prefer to accept only one type of power: the power of art over trash, the triumph of magic over the brute.
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Another thing I must point out is that you cannot prove a vague theory wrong.
