#theory

But we did conclude that Ray had actually killed Dr. King pursuant to his theory that he was going to be able to get hold of that money. He had learned of this offer through his ties in the Missouri State Penitentiary. ↗

— Louis Stokes

#actually #conclude #did #dr #get

A feeble execution is but another phrase for a bad execution; and a government ill executed, whatever may be its theory, must, in practice, be a bad government. ↗

— Joseph Story

#bad #bad government #executed #execution #feeble

You can't run a business or anything else on a theory. ↗

— Harold S. Geneen

#business #else #run #theory #you

A theory can be proved by experiment; but no path leads from experiment to the birth of a theory. ↗

— Manfred Eigen

#experiment #leads #path #proved #theory

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

— L'Wren Scott

#excess #key #nothing #theory

...[I]ron discipline does not preclude but presupposes criticism and contest of opinion within the Party. Least of all does it mean that discipline must be 'blind'. On the contrary, iron discipline does not preclude but presupposes conscious and voluntary submission, for only conscious discipline can be truly iron discipline. ↗

— Joseph Stalin

#discipline #leadership #management-theory #motivational #organization-wisdom

Oh gravity, thou art a heartless bitch. ↗

— Jim Parsons

#cooper #jim #parsons #sheldon #art

I became intrigued with colour theory. The absurd pronouncements of the Colour Institute, a group that decides what colours are hot each year or season, amused me. ↗

— John Barton

#amused #became #colour #colours #decides

A new theory doesn't change the way things actually happen. ↗

— Marty Rubin

#reality #theory #change

The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#devil #failure #god #long #man