Quotes of: Economic-theory Keyword

The wise man regulates his conduct by the theories both of religion and science. But he regards these theories not as statements of ultimate fact but as art-forms.

John B. S. Haldane

The Bahamas is headed for unprecedented economic activity.

Perry Christie

We have seen economic growth. But we have not seen earnings growth.

Mike Farrell

Government is not the generator of economic growth; working people are.

Phil Gramm

Americans no longer look to government for economic security; rather, they look to their portfolios.

Bill Owens

In terms of economic growth, PIMCO originated the famous phrase the 'new normal.'

Bill Gross

Mobile is the perfect example of what is enabling economic growth in the technology sector.

Max Levchin

Max Weber was right in subscribing to the view that one need not be Caesar in order to understand Caesar. But there is a temptation for us theoretical sociologists to act sometimes as though it is not necessary even to study Caesar in order to unders...

Social Theory and Social Structure

...[P]hilosophical theories are structured by conceptual metaphors that constrain which inferences can be drawn within that philosophical theory. The (typically unconscious) conceptual metaphors that are constitutive of a philosophical theory have th...

Philosophy in the Flesh: The Embodied Mind and its Challenge to Western Thought

The principle of freedom is the fundamental principle of morality and the objective of justice.

A 'Final Theory' of God

Science is not a substitute for common sense, but an extension of it.

Set Theory and Its Logic

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

Sam Trammell

You make observations, write theories to fit them, try experiments to disprove the theories and, if you can't, you've got something.

Kary Mullis

The process of writing 'The Innovator's Dilemma' entailed the developing a new theory. My colleagues, students and I have been improving that theory, and adding others to it, since that time.

Clayton Christensen

String theory is an attempt at a deeper description of nature by thinking of an elementary particle not as a little point but as a little loop of vibrating string.

Edward Witten

Don't confuse hypothesis and theory. The former is a possible explanation; the latter, the correct one. The establishment of theory is the very purpose of science.

Martin H. Fischer

Postmodernism is an academic theory, originating in academia with an academic elite, not in the world of women and men, where feminist theory is rooted.

Catharine MacKinnon

Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.

Virginia Woolf

What is the engine that drives economic growth in an ideopolis? The university.

Timothy Noah

Progressive economic policies lead to a sustainable economy.

Keith Ellison

Oil is a very important component of economic growth.

Maria Bartiromo