Important Quote by Christopher Hampton

One does not ask whether a scientific theory is true, but only whether it is convenient.

— Henri Poincare

A theory must be tempered with reality.

— Jawaharlal Nehru

I never read theory. I think that was to my benefit.

— Nan Goldin

To come very near to a true theory, and to grasp its precise application, are two different things, as the history of science teaches…

— Alfred North Whitehead

All theories are legitimate, no matter. What matters is what you do with them.

— Jorge Luis Borges

We have reached a situation where a theory has been accepted as fact by some, and possible contrary evidence is shunted aside. [This is]…

— Robert Shapiro

I'm not sure what theory is, unless it's the pursuit of fundamental questions.

— David Antin

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

As you know, a theory in physics is not useful unless it is able to predict underlined effects which we would otherwise expect.

— Richard P. Feynman

Theory is worth but little, unless it can explain its own phenomena, and it must effect this without contradicting itself; therefore, the facts are…

— Charles Caleb Colton

Theory is needed to tell you where to look.

— Marcus du Sautoy

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

— Samir Okasha