You cannot run a business, or anything else, on a theory.

You cannot run a business, or anything else, on a theory.

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.

Life is so unlike theory.

Life is so unlike theory.

Relativity applies to physics, not ethics

Relativity applies to physics, not ethics

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.

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance.

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

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

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.

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.