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You cannot run a business, or anything else, on a theory.
You cannot run a business, or anything else, on a theory.
A young boy is a theory, an old man is a fact.
A young boy is a theory, an old man is a fact.
The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, read more
The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil.
Relativity applies to physics, not ethics
Relativity applies to physics, not ethics
Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly fact.
Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly fact.
How empty is theory in the presence of fact
How empty is theory in the presence of fact
Let us work without theorizing, 'Tis the only way to make life endurable.
Let us work without theorizing, 'Tis the only way to make life endurable.
There is a theory which states that if ever for any reason anyone discovers what exactly the Universe is for read more
There is a theory which states that if ever for any reason anyone discovers what exactly the Universe is for and why it is here it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another that states that this has already happened.
[Do not] put too much confidence in experimental results until they have been confirmed by theory.
[Do not] put too much confidence in experimental results until they have been confirmed by theory.