Quotes by Theory Throw a theory into the fire; it only spoils life. Mikhail Bakunin burning theory fire Theories can be based on any assumptions, however bizarre. Milton Friedman assumption bizarre theory A crackpot theory. Instead of saying labor's exploited, as Marx did, Kelso says capital's exploited. It's worse than Marx. It's Marx stood on its head. Milton Friedman economy politics theory If a philosophic theory is once ruled out of court, no one can tell when it will appear again. Morris Raphael Cohen philosophic court theory The principal axiom in their theory was: Everything can be proved, and everything can be disproved; and in the process, one must profit as much from the folly of others, and from his own superiority, as he can. Moses Mendelssohn profit theory process The General Theory was not truly revolutionary at all but merely old and oft-refuted mercantilist and inflationist fallacies dressed up in shiny new garb, replete with newly constructed and largely incomprehensible jargon. Murray Rothbard jargon revolutionary theory I never read theory. I think that was to my benefit. Nan Goldin benefits theory thinking The more we learn about life, the less plausible is any evolutionary theory that relies on blind, undirected, piece-by-piece change. Nancy Pearcey pieces blind theory While in theory randomness is an intrinsic property, in practice, randomness is incomplete information. Nassim Nicholas Taleb information theory practice [A] theory is a very dangerous thing to have. Nassim Nicholas Taleb dangerous-things dangerous theory My theory is that security - also against terror - can only be accomplished through global democratization. Natan Sharansky accomplished terror theory You can get there from here, though there's no going home. Everywhere you go will be somewhere you've never been. "Theories of Time and Space Natasha Trethewey space theory home Laws which are consistent in theory often prove chaotic in practice. Napoleon Bonaparte theory practice law People love conspiracy theories. Neil Armstrong conspiracy theory people You don't discard Newton. Newton becomes the limiting case of how you would apply Einstein's theories. Neil deGrasse Tyson newton cases theory Einstein's theory, we know that it fails. In advance, we know it fails. So that a deeper understanding of nature is awaiting us. Neil deGrasse Tyson failing understanding theory I am not at all convinced that human emissions of CO2 are adding to global warming.... I remain to be convinced about the theory of anthropogenic global warming. Nick Minchin global-warming theory humans The mathematicians have been very much absorbed with finding the general solution of algebraic equations, and several of them have tried to prove the impossibility of it. However, if I am not mistaken, they have not as yet succeeded. I therefore dare hope that the mathematicians will receive this memoir with good will, for its purpose is to fill this gap in the theory of algebraic equations. Niels Henrik Abel gaps theory purpose I am even grateful to Einstein and others because through their erroneous theories they lead mankind away from that dangerous path I followed. Nikola Tesla grateful theory path It's perfectly obvious that there is some genetic factor that distinguishes humans from other animals and that it is language-specific. The theory of that genetic component, whatever it turns out to be, is what is called universal grammar. Noam Chomsky language theory animal «1516171819202122232425»
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