Assumption Quote by Albert Einstein

A theory's assumptions always are and ought to be unrealistic. Further, we should attempt to make them more unrealistic in order to increase a…

— Satoshi Kanazawa

Theories can be based on any assumptions, however bizarre.

— Milton Friedman

We move from more or less plausible but really arbitrary assumptions, to elegantly demonstrated but irrelevant conclusions.

— Wassily Leontief

“[Modern scientific] theories can necessarily never be more than hypothetical, since their starting-point is wholly empirical, for facts in themselves are always susceptible of…

— René Guénon

It is universally appreciated, I think, that theorists are able to tweak their assumptions in order to reach any conclusion they wish. The believability…

— David M. Kreps

No single theory ever agrees with all the facts in its domain

— Paul Feyerabend

“Simpler theories may be more convenient to work with, but they are not intrinsically more probable than complex ones.”

— Samir Okasha

It must be conceded that a theory has an important advantage if its basic concepts and fundamental hypotheses are 'close to experience,' and greater…

— Albert Einstein

Any theory is better than no theory.

— Fuller Albright

Do not say hypothesis, and even less theory: say way of thinking.

— Georg C. Lichtenberg

There never comes a point where a theory can be said to be true. The most that one can claim for any theory is…

— A.J. Ayer

As soon as science has emerged from its initial stages, theoretical advances are no longer achieved merely by a process of arrangement. Guided by…

— Albert Einstein