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

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

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.

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.

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.

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.

In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.

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.

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.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.