M Theory Quotes

I wanted a theory that would allow one to live outside the office with the same philosophy one uses inside it.

Think of a hypothesis as a card. A theory is a house made of hypotheses.

There was quantum mechanics, string theory, and then there was the most mind-bending frontier of the natural world, women.

Theory can leave questions unanswered, but practice has to come up with something.

Every doctrine has a theory of the beginning.

Theory now: concern for truth must not hobble our discussion.

If a theory purports to explain everything, then it is likely not explaining much at all.

I'm going to move to Theory someday. Everything works there.

Father died last year. I don't subscribe to the theory by which we only become truly adult when our parents die; we never become truly adult.

No matter how beautiful the theory, one irritating fact can dismiss the entire formulism, so it has to be proven.

But I think schools also ought to be fair to all views. Because, frankly, Darwinism is not an established scientific fact. It is a theory of evolution, that's why it's called the theory of evolution.

Literary theory has become a parody of science, generating its own arcane jargon. In the process, tragically, it discourages love of literature for its own sake.

At DePauw, I was teaching writing and fiction. The things I wanted to teach, more than anything else, were form and theory of the novel, of narrative. I liked those classes.

A person who wasn't outraged on first hearing about quantum theory didn't understand what had been said.

There is no body of theory or significant body of relevant information, beyond the comprehension of the layman, which makes policy immune from criticism.

In theory, taxes should be like shopping. What I buy is government services. What I pay are my taxes.

My theory with the auctions has been to try to make them like a party, like a social event. If people are having a good time, talking with their friends, they're much more likely to bid.

When [Jesus] wanted fully to explain what his forthcoming death was all about He didn't give a theory. He didn't even give them a set of Scriptural texts. He gave them a meal.

Economists are people who wonder if what works in reality can also work in theory.

When I was in high school, I was really into string theory and superstring theory and read 'Scientific American.' It's fascinating.

That's all well and good in practice, but how does it work in theory?

The current situation with regard to theory is odd and maybe defined by a paradox.

I can envision observations and experiments that would disprove any evolutionary theory I know.

I have a theory that the people who cook in jails are British chefs.

My theory is that the world is a difficult place to live in and distraction is the name of the game.

A theory which cannot be mortally endangered cannot be alive.

We want best efforts guided by theory.

Without theory, there are no questions.

We are stripped bare by the curse of plenty. [Referring to the theory that over-production caused the Depression]

What can oppose the decline of the west is not a resurrected culture but the utopia that is silently contained in the image of its decline.

If it's true what is said, that only the wise discover the wise, then it must also be true that the lone wolf symbolizes either the biggest fool on the planet or the biggest Einstein on the planet.

The idea that all souls are mortal is the only notion surely terminating love and all its forms.

I am simply not interested, at this point, in creating narrative scenes between characters.

Science is not about making predictions or performing experiments. Science is about explaining.

Proof' is the hallmark of religion.

If I were to vote, I would intentionally vote for the goofiest candidate. It is my theory that when the people can outwit the leader, the more respected their voices will be.

In life, you get what you believe you deserve.

Pivoting is not the end of the disruption process, but the beginning of the next leg of your journey.

Success doesn't teach as many lessons as failure

Most startup failures result from entrepreneurs who are better at making excuses than products.

Every threat to the status quo is an opportunity in disguise.

A free and open Internet is a despot's worst enemy.

Our world's future is far more malleable and controllable than most people realize.

The customer is always right...even when they're wrong.

The power of crowd sourcing always remains with the crowd, not the technological implementation.

The most important tool you have on a resume is language.

Be the best at what you do or the only one doing it.

You will have more regrets for the things you didn't try than the ones you tried and didn't succeed at.

Building a career or a company is about living a few years of your life like most people won't so that you can spend the rest of your life living at a level most people can't.

If you don't know where you want to be in five years, how do you ever expect to get there?