“The Theory of Relativity confers an absolute meaning on a magnitude which in classical theory has only a relative significance: the velocity of light. The velocity of light is to the Theory of Relativity as the elementary quantum of action is to the Quantum Theory: it is its absolute core.” LightActionScienceTheoryAbsolutesCoreSignificanceRelativeQuantumRelativityMagnitudeVelocityQuantum TheoryTheories Of Relativity Book:Scientific Autobiography: and Other Papers Source: Scientific Autobiography: and Other Papers
“I imagine you already know that I am much more socialistic in my economic theory than capitalistic. And yet I am not so opposed to capitalism that I have failed to see its relative merits. It started out with a noble and high motive, to block the trade monopolies of nobles, but like most human systems it falls victim to the very thing it was revolting against. So today capitalism has outlived its usefulness. It has brought about a system that takes necessities from the masses to give luxuries to the classes.” KnowsGivingHumansTodayFallClassImagineEconomicTheoryMassCapitalismVictimTradeNobleBlockLuxuryMeritMotiveRelativeMonopolyUsefulnessEconomic Theory Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.
“The purpose of scientific method is to select a single truth from among many hypothetical truths. That, more than anything else, is what science is all about. But historically science has done exactly the opposite. Through multiplication upon multiplication of facts, information, theories and hypotheses, it is science itself that is leading mankind from single absolute truths to multiple indeterminate, relative ones.” DoneFactsPurposeMankindInformationTheoryOppositesAbsolutesMethodRelativeMultipleHypothesisSelectScientific MethodAbsolute TruthHypotheticalMultiplication Author:Robert M. Pirsig
“The outsourcing gurus have been driving the theory, and they are saying everybody ought always to do this. But it is really contingent on where you are on the spectrum from "not good enough" to "more than good enough," relative to each tier of the market.” Has BeensEnoughTheoryOughtDrivingGood EnoughWhere You AreRelativeSpectrumGuruNot Good EnoughOutsourcing Author:Clayton Christensen