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Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly fact.
Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly fact.
The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, read more
The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil.
If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.
If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never read more
He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast.
A theory has only the alternative of being right or wrong. A model has a third possibility - it may read more
A theory has only the alternative of being right or wrong. A model has a third possibility - it may be right but irrelevant.
It is the theory that decides what can be observed
It is the theory that decides what can be observed
How empty is theory in the presence of fact
How empty is theory in the presence of fact
