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    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

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Let us work without theorizing, 'Tis the only way to make life endurable.

Let us work without theorizing, 'Tis the only way to make life endurable.

by Voltaire Found in: Theory Quotes,
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You have to know you can first. How comes later.

You have to know you can first. How comes later.

by Vanna Bonta Found in: Theory Quotes,
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There is a theory which states that if ever for any reason anyone discovers what exactly the Universe is for read more

There is a theory which states that if ever for any reason anyone discovers what exactly 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 that states that this has already happened.

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

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

by Harold S. Geneen Found in: Theory Quotes,
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Relativity applies to physics, not ethics

Relativity applies to physics, not ethics

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

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

by Ed Howe Found in: Theory Quotes,
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[Do not] put too much confidence in experimental results until they have been confirmed by theory.

[Do not] put too much confidence in experimental results until they have been confirmed by theory.

by Sir Arthur Eddington Found in: Theory Quotes,
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If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.

If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.

by Albert Einstein Found in: Theory Quotes,
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Conjecture as to things useful, is good; but conjecture as to what it would be useless to know, is very read more

Conjecture as to things useful, is good; but conjecture as to what it would be useless to know, is very idle.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Theory Quotes,
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