Theory Quotes
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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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Modern theory is about objects lower than man; even stars, being common things, are lower than man.
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In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not.
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The classical example of a successful research programme is Newton's gravitational theory: possibly the most successful research programme ever.
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I have just got a new theory of eternity.
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The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property.
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Every theory of love, from Plato down, teaches that each individual loves in the other sex what he lacks in himself.
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A theory can be proved by experiment; but no path leads from experiment to the birth of a theory.
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In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.
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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.
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If a theory can not be explained to a child, then the theory is probably worthless.
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A theory is the more impressive the greater the simplicity of its premises is, the more different kinds of things it relates, and the more extended is its area of applicability.
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The truth of a theory can never be proven, for one never knows if future experience will contradict its conclusions.
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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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When I'm judging a theory, I ask myself whether, if I were God, I would have arranged the world in such a way.
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If quantum theory is correct, it signifies the end of physics as a science.
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The greatest step forward would be to see that everything factual is already theory. The blueness of the sky reveals the basic lawof chromatics. Don't look for anything behind the phenomena, they themselves are the doctrine.
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If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.
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The most practical solution is a good theory.
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You cannot run a business, or anything else, on a theory.
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I studied chord theory and started playing the piano.
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Even for practical purposes theory generally turns out the most important thing in the end.
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It is obvious, that theory alone, can never make a good artist; and it is equally obvious, that practice unaided by theory, can never correct errors, but must establish them.
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My theory is that balance is key - nothing in excess.
