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Theory Quotes - Page 9

The secret of theory is that truth does not exist.

Jean Baudrillard (2007). “Forget Foucault”, Semiotext

The theory must not contradict empirical facts.

Albert Einstein, Stephen W. Hawking (2007). “A Stubbornly Persistent Illusion: The Essential Scientific Works of Albert Einstein”, p.348, Running Press

Frankly, these days, without a theory to go with it, I can't see a painting.

Tom Wolfe (2008). “The Painted Word”, p.104, Macmillan

To shift the direction of our planet, we must now be willing to experiment with the theory that within the speed and stress, we are good.

Sakyong Mipham (2013). “The Shambhala Principle: Discovering Humanity's Hidden Treasure”, p.196, Harmony

While in theory randomness is an intrinsic property, in practice, randomness is incomplete information.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2010). “The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable Fragility"”, p.198, Random House

Laws which are consistent in theory often prove chaotic in practice.

Napoleon Bonaparte “Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut”, Рипол Классик

There is no clear-cut distinction between example and theory

Michael Atiyah (2014). “Michael Atiyah Collected Works: Volume 7: 2002-2013”, p.370, OUP Oxford

To understand theory is not enough. Much practice is necessary.

Kimon Nicolaïdes (1990). “The Natural Way to Draw: A Working Plan for Art Study”, p.14, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

The conspiracy theory of society... comes from abandoning god and then asking: "Who is in his place"

Karl Popper (2014). “Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge”, p.204, Routledge

I see nothing in the theory of evolution inconsistent with an Almighty Creator and Protector.

John Henry Newman, Ian Turnbull Ker, Thomas Gornall, Gerard Tracey, Francis J. McGrath (1961). “Letters and Diaries: The controversy with Gladstone, Jan. 1874-Dec. 1875”