J. Robert Oppenheimer Quotes
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In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.
Yogi Berra
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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.
Federica Montseny
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Even for practical purposes theory generally turns out the most important thing in the end.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
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Essential to the theory of evolution is the premise that everything has come into being by itself.
Walter Lang
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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.
Umberto Eco
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Many, many, many small moves of many kinds can bring a way to manage change. The theory can come later.
Flora Lewis
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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.
Albert Einstein
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When I'm judging a theory, I ask myself whether, if I were God, I would have arranged the world in such a way.
Albert Einstein
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All theory, my friend, is grey, But green is life's glad golden tree.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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As Trick points out, sports leagues aren’t concerned with determining the rankings as quickly and expeditiously as possible. Instead, sports calendars are explicitly designed to maintain tension throughout the season, something that has rarely been a concern of sorting theory.
Brian Christian
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Being in Christ, it is safe to forget the past; it is possible to be sure of the future; it is possible to be diligent in the present.
Alexander MacLaren
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The theory of our modern technic shows that nothing is as practical as theory.
J. Robert Oppenheimer
