“Game theory, however, deals only with the way in which ultrasmart, all knowing people should behave in competitive situations, and has little to say to Mr. X as he confronts the morass of his problem.” PeopleWayShouldLittlesProblemGamesDealsSituationKnowingTheoryBehave Book:The Art and Science of Negotiation Source: The Art and Science of Negotiation
“Even with limited intelligence, knowing oneself is not as difficult as some say, but to act according to what one has realized about oneself in real life is as difficult as practicing anything else, compared to theory.” RealSelfLife IsDifficultPracticeKnowingTheoryOneselfReal LifeKnowing Oneself Author:Franz Grillparzer
“Because the true perfection of a practical occupation consists not only in knowing the actual performance of the occupation but also in its explanation, why the work is done a in a particular way, and because the art of calculating is a practical occupation, it is clear that it is pertinent to concern oneself with the theory.” WayArtDoneKnowingClearParticularTheoryConcernPerfectionPerformancesOneselfPracticalsExplanationOccupationCalculatingPertinent Author:Gersonides
“The test of science is not whether you are reasonable—there would not be much of physics if that was the case—the test is whether it works. And the great point about Newton’s theory of gravitation was that it worked, that you could actually say something about the motion of the moon without knowing very much about the constitution of the Earth.” IfsEarthCasesKnowingTheoryMoonTestsConstitutionPhysicsReasonableNewtonGravitation Author:Hermann Bondi
“I cannot live in mediocrity, content with merely knowing that there is more of God to experience and explore -and then do nothing about it. Truths that are not experienced are, in effect, more like theories than truths. Whenever God reveals truth to us He is inviting us into a divine encounter.” ChurchKnowingEffectsDivineTheoryEncountersMediocrityInviting Author:Bill Johnson
“I have never believed in the Wizard of Oz theory of consulting, that I am all-knowing and all-seeing, and that everyone around me is kind of a backbencher” KindKnowingSeeingTheoryWizardsConsultingBackbenchers Author:David Axelrod
“Knowing is different from doing and therefore theory must never be used as norms for a standard, but merely as aids to judgment.” DifferentUsedKnowingTheoryJudgmentStandardsAidsNorm Author:Carl von Clausewitz
“We are surrounded by pictures; we have an abundance of theories about them, but it doesn't seem to do us any good. Knowing what pictures are doing, understanding them, doesn't seem necessarily to give us power over them.” GivingSeemsUnderstandingKnowingTheoryAbundance Author:William J. Mitchell
“One of the big parts of my decision-making process is knowing that when you're signing up for something, you're signing up for multiple seasons, should it be successful, and in theory, you want it to be successful, but you also want to be doing something that you're enjoying.” WantShouldBigsProcessEnjoyDecisionKnowingSuccessfulTheorySeasonsBeing SuccessfulDecision MakingMultipleSigningDecision Making ProcessSigning Up Author:Tom Ellis
“Evolutionary theory tends to explain quite well in retrospect how various species emerged. It's not very good on prediction. Nevertheless, one cannot say that there isn't a lot of knowledge that's been obtained in this field. In the same way, with these complex physical phenomena between solid state physics, you can say a lot of things without necessarily knowing the next step.” WayWellsStatesNextStepsKnowingFieldsTheorySpeciesComplexesVery GoodVariousPhysicsNeverthelessPredictionsNext StepsRetrospect Author:Kenneth Arrow
“I have a theory that burnout is about resentment. And you beat it by knowing what it is you're giving up that makes you resentful.” GivingKnowingTheoryGiving UpBeatsResentmentBurnoutBurn OutResentful Author:Marissa Mayer