Science Quote by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“Real science is recognizing an outcome, not always about reinforcing your theory.”

— Jeffrey Fry

“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

“People conspire, that's not a theory.”

— Michael Palmero

“Theory becomes realized among a people only in so far as it represents the realization of that people's needs.”

— Karl Marx

“For every theory there has to be counterevidence--otherwise science wouldn't progress.”

— Haruki Murakami

“Although we all have various espoused theories, when we find ourselves in an embarrassing or psychologically threatening situation, almost all of us activate just…

— Roger Schwarz

“A basic principle of science—of liberal social life—is that we kill our hypotheses rather than each other .”

— Jonathan Rauch

“Theory in any branch of science entails a risk of detachment from reality”

— Quammen, David

“If theory means a reasonably systematic reflection of our guiding assumptions, it remains as indispensable as ever.”

— Terry Eagleton

“That' the thing about theories. You can theorize all you want, but at the end of the day when you theories become reality, when…

— Jane Green

“If your political theory requires humanity to "evolve", then you do not have a theory.”

— A.E. Samaan

“Science is the struggle to avoid self-delusions or at least not to appear too delusional to others.”

— D.A. Blankinship