Theoretical Quotes

248 Theoretical quotes by 204 unique authors

Science is essentially an anarchic enterprise: theoretical anarchism is more humanitarian and more likely to encourage progress than its law-and-order alternatives. — Paul Feyerabend
One of the goals of philosophy is wage theoretical battle. That is why we can say that every thesis is always, by its very nature,… — Louis Althusser
The first commandment for every good explorer is that an expedition has two points: the point of departure and the point of arrival. If your… — Che Guevara
I may be just an empty flesh terminal reliant on technology for all my ideas, memories and relationships, but I am confident that all of… — Stephen Colbert
The kissed surprised him because it had been so long since he'd kissed anyone but Elspeth. It surprised Valentina because she had hardly ever kissed… — Audrey Niffenegger
In mysticism, knowledge cannot be separated from a certain way of life which becomes its living manifestation. To acquire mystical knowledge means to undergo a… — Lois McMaster Bujold
An open mind, in questions that are not ultimate, is useful. But an open mind about the ultimate foundations either of Theoretical or of Practical… — C.S. Lewis
The spirit of rebellion can only exist in a society where a theoretical equality conceals great factual inequalities. The problem of rebellion, therefore, has no… — Albert Camus
Is it needy? It's not. We don't need each other. We just really, really enjoy each other. And we're good together. We're good people together.… — Emma Forrest
Our Press and our schools cultivate Chauvinism, militarism, dogmatism, conformism and ignorance. The arbitrary power of the Government is unlimited, and unexampled in history; freedom… — Arthur Koestler
Consequently, the sensuous aspect of art is related only to the two theoretical sensesof sight and hearing, while smell, taste, and touch remain excluded. — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
The fear of speculation, the ostensible rush from the theoretical to the practical, brings about the same shallowness in action that it does in knowledge.… — Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling
It is odd, but on the infrequent occasions when I have been called upon in a formal place to play the bongo drums, the introducer… — Richard P. Feynman
The theoretical broadening which comes from having many humanities subjects on the campus is offset by the general dopiness of the people who study these… — Richard P. Feynman
My practise as a scientist is atheistic. That is to say, when I set up an experiment I assume that no god, angel, or devil… — John B. S. Haldane
Contrary to the legend, Darwin's finches do not appear to have inspired his earliest theoretical views on evolution, even after he finally became an evolutionist… — Frank Sulloway
The longing to behold this pre-established harmony [of phenomena and theoretical principles] is the source of the inexhaustible patience and perseverance with which Planck has… — Albert Einstein
Theoretical knowledge can not touch heart without Humility — Radhanath Swami
When you design a building, you start from a general philosophy, and you come down, and you start from detail and come up. Only the… — Renzo Piano
When I was a college student at Yale, I was studying physics and mathematics and was absolutely intent on becoming a theoretical physicist. — James Rothman

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