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Creating a new theory is not like destroying an old barn and erecting a skyscraper in its place. It is rather like climbing a…

— Albert Einstein

Theories, for me, are just about freeing your mind. It doesn't mean the theory is going to work like a scientific theory works. It's…

— Steve Martin

What would it mean if there were a theory that explained everything? And just what does "everything" actually mean, anyway? Would this new theory…

— Ken Wilber

Creating a new theory is not like destroying an old barn and erecting a skyscraper in its place. It is rather like climbing a…

— Albert Einstein

[Theory is] an explanation that has been confirmed to such a degree, by observation and experiment, that knowledgeable experts accept it as fact. That's…

— David Quammen

A theory in its day helps to solve the problems of the day.

— Jacob Bronowski

Every theory presented as a scientific concept is just that; it's a theory that tries to explain more about the world than previous theories…

— Marvin Harris

“Do not be afraid of the word 'theory'. Yes, it can sound dauntingly abstract at times, and in the hands of some writers can…

— Richard Howells

All of us have theories about the world and about ourselves. We will go to great lengths to prove ourselves right because it keeps…

— Marya Hornbacher

Life is not theory. It is reality, with inherent duties to everything and everyone.

— Tivadar Kosztka Csontvary

Theory helps us to bear our ignorance of facts.

— George Santayana

The thing about a theory in science is it allows you make predictions. Evolutionary theory allows us to predict what apples will taste good…

— Bill Nye