Theory Quotes - Page 9
For the most part, quantum theory has been of little practical value in my life.
1997 Skating to Antarctica.
Jean Baudrillard (2007). “Forget Foucault”, Semiotext
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
Sakyong Mipham (2013). “The Shambhala Principle: Discovering Humanity's Hidden Treasure”, p.196, Harmony
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
John Maynard Smith (1993). “The Theory of Evolution”, p.15, Cambridge University Press
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”