Quotes of: Economic-theory Keyword

Today, the theory of evolution is an accepted fact for everyone but a fundamentalist minority, whose objections are based not on reasoning but on doctrinaire adherence to religious principles.

Molecular Biology of the Gene

So here's my theory, and this is such crap science, I don't have to tell you. It's science without microscopes, blood tests, or reality.

Linger

In theory it was, around now, Literature. Susan hated Literature. She'd much prefer to read a good book.

Soul Music

Revolutions usually begin as replacements for older certainties, and not as pristine discoveries in uncharted terrain.

The Structure of Evolutionary Theory

If the Confederacy falls, there should be written on its tombstone: Died of a theory.

The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 1

The problem Creationists identify is with the word 'theory', not with the case for evolution

Time, Unincorporated: Volume 1-Lance Parkin

The ambition of much of today's literary theory seems to be to find ways to read literature without imagination.

The Unemployed Fortune-Teller: Essays and Memoirs

At this point I think we need to embrace the weird. High-five it. Give it our phone number.

Wayward, Vol. 1: String Theory

You are more than just flesh and bones; you are unlimited energy and power.

Your Wishes Fulfilled: Volume 1: Theory

Just as the universe is in constant flux, so too are we in constant change, and we must accept that.

Your Wishes Fulfilled: Volume 1: Theory

There is no point in asking the universe for love if you cannot love yourself.

Your Wishes Fulfilled: Volume 1: Theory

When you change yourself, you inspire others, and this inspiration changes the world.

Your Wishes Fulfilled: Volume 1: Theory

There is one difference between mind power and prayer, however, in that subscription to a specific religion, if at all, is not required.

Your Wishes Fulfilled: Volume 1: Theory

Life can only give you what you give back to it, and it all begins with the right attitude.

Your Wishes Fulfilled: Volume 1: Theory

Chuck Lorre and I had been talking about doing one of his shows for a while. I said I'd like to do 'The Big Bang Theory,' because I think it's the best written, most intelligent show on television.

Bob Newhart

Cognitive psychology has shown that the mind best understands facts when they are woven into a conceptual fabric, such as a narrative, mental map, or intuitive theory. Disconnected facts in the mind are like unlinked pages on the Web: They might as w...

Steven Pinker

The formal scientific definition of theory is quite different from the everyday meaning of the word. It refers to a comprehensive explanation of some aspect of nature that is supported by a vast body of evidence.

National Academy of Sciences

Even for practical purposes theory generally turns out the most important thing in the end.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

It's a gamble you take, the risk of alienating an audience. But there's a theory - sometimes it's better to confuse them for five minutes than let them get ahead of you for 10 seconds.

Paul Thomas Anderson

I would say that, intellectually, Catholicism had no more impact on me than did social theory.

Paul Farmer

We were environmentalists of the Teddy Roosevelt theory. We believed in separation of church and state. We believed in the independence of the Supreme Court not being subject to politicians.

Pete McCloskey