--- title: "24 New Theory Quotes by 20 authors" description: "Browse 24 New Theory quotes by 20 authors. Discover the best New Theory sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e8/albert-einstein-33_eternity_i-have-just-got-a-new-theory-of-eternity_1817498.jpg" --- > [I have just got a new theory of eternity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/i-have-just-got-a-new-theory-of-eternity/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e8/albert-einstein-33_eternity_i-have-just-got-a-new-theory-of-eternity_1817498.jpg) > [“New theory on H.I.V. in African women”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/new-theory-on-h-i-v-in-african-women/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7aa/anonymous-1_african_new-theory-on-h-i-v-in-african-women-303_3031211.jpg) > [I just live one day at a time. That's my new theory in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/truman-capote/i-just-live-one-day-at-a-time-that-s-my-new-theory-in-life/) [Truman Capote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/truman-capote/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c2/truman-capote-376_just-live_i-just-live-one-day-at-a-time-that-s-my_519125.jpg) > [Moreover, in the experimental sciences, the scientific fraternity must test a new theory to destruction, if possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-d-mitchell/moreover-in-the-experimental-sciences-the-scientific-fraternity-must/) [Peter D. Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-d-mitchell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c05/peter-d-mitchell-59923_destruction_moreover-in-the-experimental-sciences-th_2586333.png) > [All I know is that mine was a completely new theory about art, a new approach that made the pictures appear just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domenico-gnoli/all-i-know-is-that-mine-was-a-completely-new-theory-about-art-a-new/) [Domenico Gnoli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domenico-gnoli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cca/domenico-gnoli-24815_approach_all-i-know-is-that-mine-was-a-completely_1333677.jpg) > [I have a new theory in life...what other people think of me is truly none of my business!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-have-a-new-theory-in-life-what-other-people-think-of-me-is-truly/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbe/anonymous-1_business_i-have-a-new-theory-in-life-what-other-p_1546077.jpg) > [In order to displace a prevailing theory or paradigm in science, it is not enough to merely point out what it cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shermer/in-order-to-displace-a-prevailing-theory-or-paradigm-in-science-it-is/) [Michael Shermer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shermer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/219/michael-shermer-2567_cannot_in-order-to-displace-a-prevailing-theory_1045896.jpg) > [We have had too much of the Clintons, too much of the establishment, too much of Bushes. We have had too much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-fineman/we-have-had-too-much-of-the-clintons-too-much-of-the-establishment/) [Howard Fineman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-fineman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd4/howard-fineman-25647_clinton_we-have-had-too-much-of-the-clintons-too_2491942.png) > [The final outcome cannot be known, either to the originator of a new theory, or to his colleagues and critics, who are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-d-mitchell/the-final-outcome-cannot-be-known-either-to-the-originator-of-a-new/) [Peter D. Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-d-mitchell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/684/peter-d-mitchell-59923_bent_the-final-outcome-cannot-be-known-either_1136966.jpg) > [First... a new theory is attacked as absurd; then it is admitted to be true, but obvious and insignificant; finally it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-james/first-a-new-theory-is-attacked-as-absurd-then-it-is-admitted-to-be/) [William James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-james/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d01/william-james-228_absurd_first-a-new-theory-is-attacked-as-absurd_2346495.jpg) > [Being a physicist, not a philosopher, I have devised an entirely new theory of consciousness, allowing one to numerically calculate the level…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michio-kaku/being-a-physicist-not-a-philosopher-i-have-devised-an-entirely-new/) [Michio Kaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michio-kaku/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/555/michio-kaku-907_allowing_being-a-physicist-not-a-philosopher-i-ha_777345.png) > [Creating a new theory is not like destroying an old barn and erecting a skyscraper in its place. It is rather like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/creating-a-new-theory-is-not-like-destroying-an-old-barn-and-erecting/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af5/albert-einstein-33_barns_creating-a-new-theory-is-not-like-destro_572095.jpg) > [“And Bobby was working on a new theory of personal deportment; he didn’t quite have the whole thing yet, but part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gibson/and-bobby-was-working-on-a-new-theory-of-personal-deportment-he-didn/) [William Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gibson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b47/william-gibson-642_new-theory_and-bobby-was-working-on-a-new-theory-of_2576746.jpg) > [Your candor is worth everything to your cause. It is refreshing to find a person with a new theory who frankly confesses…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asa-gray/your-candor-is-worth-everything-to-your-cause-it-is-refreshing-to/) [Asa Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asa-gray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18a/asa-gray-20258_candor_your-candor-is-worth-everything-to-your_3161345.jpg) > [Creating a new theory is not like destroying an old barn and erecting a skyscraper in its place. It is rather like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/creating-a-new-theory-is-not-like-destroying-an-old-barn-and-erecting-2/) [Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/618/albert-einstein-33_adventurous_creating-a-new-theory-is-not-like-destro_1881855.jpg) > [Relativity was a highly technical new theory that gave new meanings to familiar concepts and even to the nature of the theory…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-c-cassidy/relativity-was-a-highly-technical-new-theory-that-gave-new-meanings/) [David C. Cassidy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-c-cassidy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90f/david-c-cassidy-87174_anxiety_relativity-was-a-highly-technical-new-th_68542.jpg) > [The history of acceptance of new theories frequently shows the following steps: At first the new idea is treated as pure nonsense,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-lewin/the-history-of-acceptance-of-new-theories-frequently-shows-the/) [Kurt Lewin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-lewin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74d/kurt-lewin-32323_acceptance_the-history-of-acceptance-of-new-theorie_276136.jpg) > [I have a new theory of history, which is certain things happen because they seem like a good idea at the time.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-howard-kunstler/i-have-a-new-theory-of-history-which-is-certain-things-happen-because/) [James Howard Kunstler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-howard-kunstler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f92/james-howard-kunstler-2886_consequence_i-have-a-new-theory-of-history-which-is_1085373.png) > [What would it mean if there were a theory that explained everything? And just what does "everything" actually mean, anyway? Would this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-wilber/what-would-it-mean-if-there-were-a-theory-that-explained-everything/) [Ken Wilber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-wilber/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bd/ken-wilber-1886_common_what-would-it-mean-if-there-were-a-theor_282309.jpg) > [“A New Theory of Biology,” was the title of the paper which Mustapha Mond had just finished reading. He sat for some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aldous-huxley/a-new-theory-of-biology-was-the-title-of-the-paper-which-mustapha/) [Aldous Huxley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aldous-huxley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ce/aldous-huxley-97_books_a-new-theory-of-biology-was-the-title-of_1021130.jpg) > [“Indoctrination,” Michael Simpson replied. “We still base our science on the Theory of Relativity. Not because it is one hundred percent correct,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-hamre/indoctrination-michael-simpson-replied-we-still-base-our-science-on/) [Erik Hamre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-hamre/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e28/erik-hamre-44256_physics_indoctrination-michael-simpson-replied-w_130819.jpg) > [“Someone who thinks up a new theory is the last person who should be trusted with the job of testing it. A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-rich-harris/someone-who-thinks-up-a-new-theory-is-the-last-person-who-should-be/) [Judith Rich Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-rich-harris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bec/judith-rich-harris-64668_academic_someone-who-thinks-up-a-new-theory-is-th_1654399.jpg) > [The process of writing 'The Innovator's Dilemma' entailed the developing a new theory. My colleagues, students and I have been improving that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clayton-christensen/the-process-of-writing-the-innovator-s-dilemma-entailed-the/) [Clayton Christensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clayton-christensen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a8/clayton-christensen-2433_adding_the-process-of-writing-the-innovator-s-d_3192387.png) > [I was watching Discovery Channel the other day, and you know that they have come up with a new theory about how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-leno/i-was-watching-discovery-channel-the-other-day-and-you-know-that-they/) [Jay Leno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-leno/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f22/jay-leno-210_come-up_i-was-watching-discovery-channel-the-oth_2616766.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/new-theory/#itemlist", "name": "New Theory Quotes", "numberOfItems": 24, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have just got a new theory of eternity.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Albert Einstein" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/i-have-just-got-a-new-theory-of-eternity/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e8/albert-einstein-33_eternity_i-have-just-got-a-new-theory-of-eternity_1817498.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e8/albert-einstein-33_eternity_i-have-just-got-a-new-theory-of-eternity_1817498.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e8/albert-einstein-33_eternity_i-have-just-got-a-new-theory-of-eternity_1817498.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I have just got a new theory of eternity.” — Albert Einstein", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“New theory on H.I.V. in African women”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/new-theory-on-h-i-v-in-african-women/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7aa/anonymous-1_african_new-theory-on-h-i-v-in-african-women-303_3031211.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7aa/anonymous-1_african_new-theory-on-h-i-v-in-african-women-303_3031211.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7aa/anonymous-1_african_new-theory-on-h-i-v-in-african-women-303_3031211.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“New theory on H.I.V. in African women” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I just live one day at a time. 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