War Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

“a general theory of strategy must, I believe, be a theory of power in all its forms, not just a theory of military power.”

— J.C. Wylie

“Theory shows a way to a goal, but it is not the goal. Theory offers security, but there are no secure theories. Theories shed…

— D.A. Blankinship

“War is fundamental. A man’s views on war tell you the basic axioms of his view on life.”

— John C Wright

“A theory is like medicine or government: often useless, sometimes necessary, always self-serving and, on occasion, lethal. It needs to be used with care,…

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not. —Albert Einstein”

— Max Tegmark

Theory is knowledge that doesn't work. Practice is when everything works and you don't know why.

— Hermann Hesse

I believe without exception that theory follows practice. Whenever there is a conflict between theory and practice, theory is wrong. As far as I'm…

— David Baker

A theory is a battlefield in your head.

— Haruki Murakami

The words 'theory' and 'practice' are of Greek origin; they carry our thoughts back to the ancient philosophers by whom they were contrived, and…

— William John Macquorn Rankine

In each succeeding war there is a tendency to proclaim as something new the principles under which it is conducted. Not only those who…

— John J. Pershing

The best theory is inspired by practice.

— Donald Knuth

“It is always more easy to discover and proclaim general principles than to apply them.”

— Winston Churchill