quotations about theory and theories
There is nothing more gray, stultifying, or dreary than life lived inside the confines of a theory.
JARON LANIER
"One Half of a Manifesto", The New Humanists: Science at the Edge
Conspiracy theories are part of our nation's fabric: Americans have always had the sneaking suspicion that somebody was out to get us.
JULIA EDDINGTON
"3 of the Most Compelling Car Conspiracy Theories", The Zebra, May 22, 2017
First, you know, a new theory is attacked as absurd; then it is admitted to be true, but obvious and insignificant; finally it is seen to be so important that its adversaries claim that they themselves discovered it.
WILLIAM JAMES
Lecture VI, "Pragmatism's Conception of Truth", Pragmatism
I think all theories are suspect, that the finest principles may have to be modified, or may even be pulverized by the demands of life, and that one must find, therefore, one's own moral center and move through the world hoping that this center will guide one aright.
JAMES BALDWIN
Notes of a Native Son
Everybody has a theory.
DANIEL HANDLER
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