Top 1200 Theory And Practice Quotes & Sayings - Page 20

It is the theory which decides what we can observe

There is such a difference between life and theory.

A script is like a theory of a movie.

I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren't all that different.

Without a theory the facts are silent.

The humanitarian in theory is the terrorist in action.

I have a theory that confidence comes from self-worth.

A theory must be tempered with reality.

There is no falsification before the emergence of a better theory.

I have this theory: If you forgive someone, they can't hurt you anymore.

My theory of evolution is that Darwin was adopted.

Deism is compatible with evolutionary theory.

My family, my family, my family... That's always been the No. 1 thing for me. They were always at every game, every event supporting me, even if my sister had to work an extra night to take a day off to be at my game... They were just always there 100 percent, motivating me, picking me up from practice, taking me to practice.

I think that Utopia is a theory of human action.

I have just got a new theory of eternity.

That is my theory to explain the I don't knows. It's human.

However much an ideologue tries to bury [Lenin] beneath a proof by historical analysis, there is always this one man standing their on the plain of History and of our lives, in the eternal 'current situation.' He goes on talking, calmly or passionately. He goes on talking about something simple: his revolutionary practice, the practice of class struggle, about what makes it possible to act on history...not to demonstrate that revolutions are inevitable, but to make them in our unique present.

Behavior is the theory of manners practically applied.

It is certainly not the least charm of a theory that it is refutable.

I'm the Ted Bundy of string theory.

There is nothing so practical as a good theory.

There is no pure, disinterested, theory-free observation.

If it can be used again, it is not wisdom but theory.

A theory is a battlefield in your head.

A scientific theory is a tool and not a creed.

Architecture theory is very interesting.

Without theory we can only copy.

Topology and number theory are my faves.

Set theory in sheep's clothing.

My theory is that balance is key - nothing in excess.

Every doctrine has a theory of the beginning.

We completely reject the theory of evolution.

Pope Gelasius in his ninth letter (chap. 26) to the bishops of Lucania condemned the evil practice which had been introduced of women serving the priest at the celebration of Mass. Since this abuse had spread to the Greeks, Innocent IV strictly forbade it in his letter to the bishop of Tusculum: 'Women should not dare to serve at the altar; they should be altogether refused this ministry.' We too have forbidden this practice in the same words.

Statistics: the mathematical theory of ignorance.

My theory is that comedy comes from little people.

The evolution theory is purely the product of the imagination.

The theory of truth is a series of truisms.

Theory is needed to tell you where to look.

As the saying goes not every conspiracy is a theory.

If you are serious, and you want to make a living as an author, then you need to hustle. Period. If you can't make that quality, then you need to concentrate on your craft and practice more. One other thing, quality comes with practice. If you are prolific, then you become a better writer because you are writing. The more you do anything the better at it you will become. So in a way, quantity does add to quality.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

I'm a great believer in the experiential theory of writing.

How empty is theory in the presence of fact!

Observation always involves theory.

Observations always involve theory.

The theory [of evolution] is a scientific mistake.

Was Einstein's theory good? Relatively.

Without theory there is nothing to modify or learn.

My theory is that all of Scottish cuisine is based on a dare.

That theory is worthless. It isn't even wrong!

Life had stepped into the place of theory.

Sometimes, if we are faced with obstacles, be they tangible or not, such as jealousy, worldly sentiment, greed, hatred or obsession, etc., there is no other way to overcome them except by practicing more diligently. You need to read Master's books and to listen to Master's tapes more often, meditate more, do Quan Yin more, put more effort into your practice and concentrate more on the path of practice. It is safe only when you are sheltered by the supreme power, no other way.

[A] theory is a very dangerous thing to have.

Wonderful theory, wrong species.

Progress in science comes when experiments contradict theory.

We should be guided by theory, not by numbers.

I don't really believe in the auteur theory.

The oldest theory of contract is I think negative.

I don't like writing essays or theory.

I have a theory that most people in Hollywood are from Texas.