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.

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.

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

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

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.

How empty is theory in the presence of fact

How empty is theory in the presence of fact

A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person.

A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person.

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.

You have to know you can first. How comes later.

You have to know you can first. How comes later.

Life is so unlike theory.

Life is so unlike theory.