--- title: "9 Theory Explains Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Theory Explains quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Theory Explains sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26b/karl-popper-2167_theory_a-theory-that-explains-everything-explai_1400031.jpg" --- > [A theory that explains everything, explains nothing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-popper/a-theory-that-explains-everything-explains-nothing/) [Karl Popper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-popper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26b/karl-popper-2167_theory_a-theory-that-explains-everything-explai_1400031.jpg) > [A good theory explains a lot but postulates little.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dawkins/a-good-theory-explains-a-lot-but-postulates-little/) [Richard Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dawkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b19/richard-dawkins-115_explains_a-good-theory-explains-a-lot-but-postula_55553.jpg) > [Never abandon a theory that explains something until you have a theory that explains more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccarthy/never-abandon-a-theory-that-explains-something-until-you-have-a/) [John McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccarthy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68d/john-mccarthy-14699_abandon_never-abandon-a-theory-that-explains-som_166244.jpg) > [Garden design theory explains, or should explain, the 'What, Where, Why and How' of making gardens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-turner/garden-design-theory-explains-or-should-explain-the-what-where-why/) [Tom Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-turner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a43/tom-turner-21624_design_garden-design-theory-explains-or-should_1272169.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) > [I just thought of a great theory that explains everything. When I went to that party, I was abducted by aliens. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-halse-anderson/i-just-thought-of-a-great-theory-that-explains-everything-when-i-went/) [Laurie Halse Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-halse-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b1/laurie-halse-anderson-623_aliens_i-just-thought-of-a-great-theory-that-ex_2381275.png) > [A theory not only explains the world we see, it lets us imagine other worlds, and, even more significantly, lets us act…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-gopnik/a-theory-not-only-explains-the-world-we-see-it-lets-us-imagine-other/) [Alison Gopnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-gopnik/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc7/alison-gopnik-4163_act_a-theory-not-only-explains-the-world-we_1141390.png) > [It was Einstein's dream to discover the grand design of the universe, a single theory that explains everything. However, physicists in Einstein's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-hawking/it-was-einstein-s-dream-to-discover-the-grand-design-of-the-universe/) [Stephen Hawking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-hawking/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69a/stephen-hawking-389_day_it-was-einstein-s-dream-to-discover-the_1782391.jpg) > [“This is a book unlike any other on Barack Obama. It is not the typical effusive book of apostolic praise, but neither…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dinesh-d-souza/this-is-a-book-unlike-any-other-on-barack-obama-it-is-not-the-typical-2/) [Dinesh D'Souza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dinesh-d-souza/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/527/dinesh-d-souza-2242_book_this-is-a-book-unlike-any-other-on-barac_1677620.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theory-explains/#itemlist", "name": "Theory Explains Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A theory that explains everything, explains nothing", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Karl Popper" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-popper/a-theory-that-explains-everything-explains-nothing/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26b/karl-popper-2167_theory_a-theory-that-explains-everything-explai_1400031.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26b/karl-popper-2167_theory_a-theory-that-explains-everything-explai_1400031.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26b/karl-popper-2167_theory_a-theory-that-explains-everything-explai_1400031.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A theory that explains everything, explains nothing” — Karl Popper", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A good theory explains a lot but postulates little.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Richard Dawkins" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dawkins/a-good-theory-explains-a-lot-but-postulates-little/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b19/richard-dawkins-115_explains_a-good-theory-explains-a-lot-but-postula_55553.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b19/richard-dawkins-115_explains_a-good-theory-explains-a-lot-but-postula_55553.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b19/richard-dawkins-115_explains_a-good-theory-explains-a-lot-but-postula_55553.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A good theory explains a lot but postulates little.” — Richard Dawkins", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Never abandon a theory that explains something until you have a theory that explains more.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John McCarthy" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccarthy/never-abandon-a-theory-that-explains-something-until-you-have-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68d/john-mccarthy-14699_abandon_never-abandon-a-theory-that-explains-som_166244.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68d/john-mccarthy-14699_abandon_never-abandon-a-theory-that-explains-som_166244.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68d/john-mccarthy-14699_abandon_never-abandon-a-theory-that-explains-som_166244.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Never abandon a theory that explains something until you have a theory that explains more.” — John McCarthy", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Garden design theory explains, or should explain, the 'What, Where, Why and How' of making gardens.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tom Turner" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-turner/garden-design-theory-explains-or-should-explain-the-what-where-why/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a43/tom-turner-21624_design_garden-design-theory-explains-or-should_1272169.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a43/tom-turner-21624_design_garden-design-theory-explains-or-should_1272169.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a43/tom-turner-21624_design_garden-design-theory-explains-or-should_1272169.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Garden design theory explains, or should explain, the 'What, Where, Why and How' of making gardens.” — Tom Turner", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In order to displace a prevailing theory or paradigm in science, it is not enough to merely point out what it cannot explain; 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