Clarity Quote by John Ziman

[we see that] science is eminently perfectible, and that each theory has constantly to give way to a fresh one.

— Jules Verne

No scientific theory achieves public acceptance until it has been thoroughly discredited.

— Douglas Yates

Meanwhile, the originator of a theory may have a very lonely time, especially if his colleagues find his views of nature unfamiliar, and difficult…

— Peter D. Mitchell

The history of science shows that theories are perishable. With every new truth that is revealed we get a better understanding of Nature and…

— Nikola Tesla

Theory, from whatever source, is not perfect until it is reduced to practice.

— Hosea Ballou

You can never tell what will happen to a theory before you can get around to using it.

— Josephine Lawrence

Although scientists can often be as resistant to new ideas as anyone, the process of science ensures that, over time, good ideas and theories…

— Dean Ornish

Theorists have wonderful ideas which take years and years to be verified.

— David Gross

At any one time there is a natural tendency among physicists to believe that we already know the essential ingredients of a comprehensive theory…

— Val Logsdon Fitch

Well-established theories collapse under the weight of new facts and observations which cannot be explained, and then accumulate to the point where the once…

— Al Gore

It takes enormous effort to avoid all theories and just see.

— Michael Crichton

Too often new ideas are studied and analyzed until they are suffocated.

— William Pollard