Theory Quotes

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Our tradition of political thought had its definite beginning in the teachings of Plato and Aristotle. I believe it came to a no less definite… — Hannah Arendt
I have nothing against 3-D in theory. But I've also never run to the movies because something's in 3-D. — J. J. Abrams
People love conspiracy theories. — Neil Armstrong
Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night. — Isaac Asimov
Journalism was being whittled away by a Wall Street theory that profits can be maximized by minimizing the product. — Russell Baker
I have this theory that, depending on your attitude, your life doesn't have to become this ridiculous charade that it seems so many people end… — Christian Bale
Theories are always very thin and insubstantial, experience only is tangible. — Hosea Ballou
A mathematician is a person who can find analogies between theorems; a better mathematician is one who can see analogies between proofs and the best… — Stefan Banach
There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly… — Douglas Adams
Filibusters should require 35 senators to... make a commitment to continually debate an issue in reality, not just in theory. The number of votes needed… — Evan Bayh
All theory of modernity in sociology suggests that the more modernity there is, the less religion. In my theory we can realize that this is… — Ulrich Beck
In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. — Yogi Berra
Theories of love are found in the works of scientists, philosophers, and theologians. — Mortimer Adler
We were an ill-matched pair, my husband and I, from the very outset; he, with very high ideas of a husband's authority and a wife's… — Annie Besant
Land: A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control is the foundation… — Ambrose Bierce
I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end. — Larry Bird
It is on the acceptance or rejection of the theory of the Unity of all in Nature, in its ultimate Essence, that mainly rests the… — H. P. Blavatsky
Your theory is crazy, but it's not crazy enough to be true. — Niels Bohr
We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question which divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of… — Niels Bohr
My theory on housework is, if the item doesn't multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares.… — Erma Bombeck

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