Theory Quotes

It seems that the necessary thing to do is not to fear mistakes, to plunge in, to do the best that one can, hoping to learn enough from blunders to correct them eventually.

When you have two competing theories that make exactly the same predictions, the simpler one is the better.

The fact of evolution is the backbone of biology, and biology is thus in the peculiar position of being a science founded on an improved theory, is it then a science or faith?

The piano is a universal instrument. If you start there, learn your theory and how to read, you can go on to any other instrument.

All significant concepts of the modern theory of the state are secularized theological concepts.

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

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

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

Classical thermodynamics ... is the only physical theory of universal content which I am convinced ... will never be overthrown.

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

Christianity is not a theory or speculation, but a life; not a philosophy of life, but a life and a living process.

I'm kind of a nerd when it comes to literature and theory. I wish I could have more of that in life, but I don't because I'm always reading scripts or things to prepare for movies when I'm reading.

My theory is that if you look confident you can pull off anything - even if you have no clue what you're doing.

Quantum theory also tells us that the world is not simply objective; somehow it's something more subtle than that. In some sense it is veiled from us, but it has a structure that we can understand.

To hate is to study, to study is to understand, to understand is to appreciate, to appreciate is to love. So maybe I'll end up loving your theory.

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

When it is useful to them, men can believe a theory of which they know nothing more than its name.

My theory of evolution is that Darwin was adopted.

String Theory describes energy and matter as being composed of tiny, wiggling strands of energy that look like strings. And the pitch of a string's vibration determines the nature of its effect.

In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not.

Bad critics judge a work of art by comparing it to pre-existing theories. They always go wrong when confronted with a masterpiece because masterpieces make their own rules.

I have a theory that every time you make an important choice, the part of you left behind continues the other life you could have had.

Even if I thought I could get a submission I'm not laying underneath a grown man with my legs spread on worldwide TV. Some guys subscribe to that theory but I am a Republican and we don't do that.

Crash programs fail because they are based on theory that, with nine women pregnant, you can get a baby in a month.

The best theory is inspired by practice.

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

The argument advanced by the supporters of the theory of hereditary transmission does not furnish a satisfactory explanation of the cause of the inequalities and diversities of the universe.

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

Well, evolution's just a theory.' And, I'm thinking to myself, 'Well, thank goodness gravity's a law.'

Theory is good for the intellect, but action is good for the soul. It's also good for your mental health, your physical health, and your pocketbook.

To build a theory of international relations on accidents of geography and history is dangerous.

In social cognitive theory, perceived self-efficacy results from diverse sources of information conveyed vicariously and through social evaluation, as well as through direct experience

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

Postman is a media analyst and his theory is that television doesn't influence our culture, but that it is our culture and the presidency and anything that relies on television.

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

Theory not only formulates what we know but also tells us what we want to know, that is, the questions to which an answer is needed.

To an intellectual who is adrift in politics, a theory is an aim; to a true politician his theory is a boundary

I spent a lot of time teaching myself theory and harmony so I could be free to express myself on the instrument.

Climate change is the perfect pseudoscientific theory for a big government politician who wants more power. Why? Because it is a theory that can never be disproven.

For reporting a scientific finding, I was called a 'conspiracy theorist.' Only in America is scientific analysis seen as conspiracy theory and government lies as truth.

The implication of game theory, which is also the implication of the third image, is, however, that the freedom of choice of any one state is limited by the actions of the others.

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

Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action.

The theory of rights enables us to rise and overthrow obstacles, but not to found a strong and lasting accord between all the elements which compose the nation.

You know, some of the good part of blog theory was that blogs would be like diaries that the world could read. They would be spontaneous, whatever pops into your mind, as a diary would be.

After realizing a principle, unless you learn it with your body you cannot expect to get true understanding. Scholars in particular tend to learn in theory only.

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

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

The Christian theory of the sacredness of the Bible has been at the cost of the world's civilization.

The theory of the determination of wages in a free market is simply a special case of the general theory of value. Wages are the price of labour.