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    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.

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It is the theory that decides what can be observed

It is the theory that decides what can be observed

by Albert Einstein Found in: Theory Quotes,
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Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

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If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.

If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.

by Albert Einstein Found in: Theory Quotes,
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A theory has only the alternative of being right or wrong. A model has a third possibility - it may read more

A theory has only the alternative of being right or wrong. A model has a third possibility - it may be right but irrelevant.

by Manfred Eigen Found in: Theory Quotes,
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There can be no theory of any account unless it corroborate with the theory of the earth.

There can be no theory of any account unless it corroborate with the theory of the earth.

by Walt Whitman Found in: Theory Quotes,
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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.

by Harold S. Geneen Found in: Theory Quotes,
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I never once made a discovery ... I speak without exaggeration that I have constructed three thousand different theories in read more

I never once made a discovery ... I speak without exaggeration that I have constructed three thousand different theories in connection with the electric light ... Yet in only two cases did my experiments prove the truth of my theory.

by Thomas A. Edison Found in: Theory Quotes,
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A young boy is a theory, an old man is a fact.

A young boy is a theory, an old man is a fact.

by Ed Howe Found in: Theory Quotes,
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Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither read more

Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither understood the theory nor the problem which it was intended to solve

by Karl Popper Found in: Theory Quotes,
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