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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.
You cannot run a business, or anything else, on a theory.
You cannot run a business, or anything else, on a theory.
I never once made a discovery ... I speak without exaggeration that I have constructed three thousand different theories in read more
I never once made a discovery ... I speak without exaggeration that I have constructed three thousand different theories in connection with the electric light ... Yet in only two cases did my experiments prove the truth of my theory.
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither read more
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
[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.
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.
How empty is theory in the presence of fact
How empty is theory in the presence of fact