Quote by Frederick P. Brooks Jr

For the theory-practice iteration to work, the scientist must be, as it were, mentally ambidextrous; fascinated equally on the one hand by possible meanings,…

— George E. P. Box

Fundamental progress has to do with the reinterpretation of basic ideas.

— Alfred North Whitehead

Designs that have a whiff of complex impenetrability tends to suggest big, complicated ideas. Academic writing tends to work the same way, I understand.

— Michael Bierut

Discussion and argument are essential parts of science; the greatest talent is the ability to strip a theory until the simple basic idea emerges…

— Albert Einstein

Theorizing is of course essential to make progress in understanding, but theorizing in the absence of knowing available relevant facts is not very productive.

— Patricia Churchland

“It takes much more than logic and clear-cut demonstrations to overcome the inertia and dogma of established thought.”

— Irwin Stone

To understand theory is not enough. Much practice is necessary...

— Kimon Nicolaides

The study of an idea is, of necessity, the story of many things.

— Willy Ley

A large part of the art of instruction lies in making the difficulty of new problems large enough to challenge thought, and small enough…

— John Dewey

Every great idea emerges out of a process of trial-and-error experimentation.

— Scott D. Anthony

“the process of learning a theory depends upon the study of applications, including practice problem-solving both with a pencil and paper and with instruments…

— Thomas S. Kuhn

To understand the theory which underlies all things is not sufficient. Theory is but the preparation for practice.

— James Stephens