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

In scientific work, those who refuse to go beyond fact rarely get as far as fact.

In scientific work, those who refuse to go beyond fact rarely get as far as fact.

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

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

Our theories of the eternal are as valuable as are those which a chick which has not broken its way read more

Our theories of the eternal are as valuable as are those which a chick which has not broken its way through its shell might form of the outside world.

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

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

It is the theory that decides what can be observed

It is the theory that decides what can be observed

Relativity applies to physics, not ethics

Relativity applies to physics, not ethics

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.

How empty is theory in the presence of fact

How empty is theory in the presence of fact