“I have nothing against 3-D in theory. But I've also never run to the movies because something's in 3-D.” RunningTheory Author:J. J. Abrams
“The world runs on individuals pursuing their self interests. The great achievements of civilization have not come from government bureaus. Einstein didn't construct his theory under order from a bureaucrat. Henry Ford didn't revolutionize the automobile industry that way.” WorldWaySelfGovernmentRunningOrderIndividualInterestTheoryIndustryCivilizationAchievementCapitalismConstructsFree MarketSelf InterestAutomobileBureaucratsGreat AchievementAutomobile Industry Author:Milton Friedman
“I traveled a good deal all over the world, and I got along pretty good in all these foreign countries, for I have a theory that it's their country and they got a right to run it like they want to.” WorldWantCountryRunningDealsTheoryTravelTraveledForeign Countries Author:Will Rogers
“It is a mistake to think of these men as visionary dreamers, playing around at Philadelphia with abstract conceptions of political theory, pulling a whole scheme of government out of the air like a rabbit out of a hat. True, many of them had read and studied enough about the science of politics to put the average statesman of today to shame. But political science was to them an extremely practical topic of discussion, dealing with the extremely practical business of running a government--not, as today, a branch of higher learning reserved for the use of graduate students.” ThinkingMenEnoughWholeUseGovernmentRunningTodayPoliticalMistakeAirStudentsTheoryHigherShameAveragePracticalsDiscussionAbstractBranchesHatsConceptionDreamerGraduatesSchemesPullingTopicsRabbitsPolitical ScienceVisionariesStatesmenReservedPhiladelphiaTrue ManGraduate StudentsPlaying AroundPolitical TheoryHigher Learning Book:55 Men, Story of Constitution Source: 55 Men, Story of Constitution
“To the scientists of the Renaissance, your critic was really your ally, helping you advance upon reality. Critics in science are not like drama critics, determining flops and successes. Criticism to scientists is just another means of finding out whether they're wrong, like running another experiment to see if it confirms or refutes a theory. Along with the advocacy principle of the courtroom, It is one of the best ways human beings have evolved to get closer to the truth.” IfsWayHumansMeanHelpingRealityRunningHuman BeingsPrinciplesTheoryDramaFindingsCriticismScientistCriticsExperimentsBest WayOpennessAlliesRenaissanceAdvocacyCourtroom Author:Martin Seligman
“We come finally, however, to the relation of the ideal theory to real world, or "real" probability. If he is consistent a man of the mathematical school washes his hands of applications. To someone who wants them he would say that the ideal system runs parallel to the usual theory: "If this is what you want, try it: it is not my business to justify application of the system; that can only be done by philosophizing; I am a mathematician". In practice he is apt to say: "try this; if it works that will justify it".” IfsMenWorldWantTryingRealDoneHandsRunningSchoolPracticeTheoryIdealsRelationMathematicsMathWhat You WantMathematicalConsistentJustifyReal WorldApplicationUsualMathematicianProbabilityParallels Author:John Edensor Littlewood
“We supported the cooperative movement among farmers. The movement was still young and stubbornly opposed to the commercial distributors. I believed it to be one of the most helpful undertakings, for according to my social theories any organization run by citizens for their own welfare is preferable to the same action by the government.” StillsWisdomGovernmentRunningActionYoungPoliticsSocialEconomyMovementTheoryCitizensOrganizationWelfareLiberalismHelpfulFarmersUndertakingsCooperativesDistributorsSocial Theory Author:Herbert Hoover
“God runs electromagnetics by wave theory on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and the Devil runs them by quantum theory on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.” RunningTheoryDevilWaveQuantumSaturdayMondayFridayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayQuantum Theory Author:William Lawrence Bragg
“Don't get seduced by your own stuff. Don't get high on your own supply. The hardest thing as a filmmaker is when you're watching a film that you've worked on for several years. You know every frame so intimately that holding lots of the objectivity of a new viewer who has just seen it for the first time is the hardest thing. Every aesthetic decision you make - and you make thousands of them every day, have to - in theory, must be done from you being a blank slate. You almost have to run a program, like a mind wipe, every time you watch the movie.” KnowsYearsMindFirstsDoneRunningFilmStuffDecisionWatchesTheoryFirst TimeProgramHardestFilmmakerAestheticBlankViewersHardest ThingWipeObjectivityGetting HighSlateDecisions You MakeBlank Slates Author:James Cameron
“I was lucky enough to build on the work of a number of people who had already run laps around this theory-building track. The original classification scheme, years ago, distinguished radical from incremental change. The theory said that established firms managed incremental change well, but would be expected to founder when their industry encountered a radical change.” PeopleYearsWellsSaidEnoughWould BeRunningNumbersBuildingTheoryIndustryLuckyYears AgoOriginalsTrackExpectedRadicalFirmSchemesFoundersLapDistinguishedClassificationRadical ChangeIncremental Change Author:Clayton Christensen
“Donald Trump threatened to file a defamation suit against me for running a TV ad that consisted only entirely of his own words on national television. Now, that's really a remarkable theory, that it is defamation to show people what he said on national TV. I think the voters are smarter than that.” PeopleThinkingSaidShowsRunningTelevisionTvsTheoryTrumpSuitsRemarkableVotersAdsSmarterThreatenedFilesDefamation Author:Ted Cruz
“I'm a big fan of rehearsal. I'm famous for pulling the cast together, not so much to formally rehearse, but just to run the lines. My theory of acting is that it takes all your attention just to stay in the moment, and keep your attention on the other person, and get him to do what you want him to do.” WantPersonsMomentsBigsRunningTogetherLinesActingAttentionFansTheoryCastsWhat You WantPullingRehearsalWant Him Author:William H. Macy
“The running joke on set [of the Westworlds] was that everyone at some point thinks that they're Anthony Hopkins. Like, "Guys, I think I'm Dr. Ford. I'm Anthony Hopkins. That's the twist." We love all of the theories. Part of the fun of that show is figuring it out.” ThinkingShowsRunningGuyFunTheoryJokesDrsTwistsHopkinsFiguring It Author:Evan Rachel Wood
“Bill Prady and Chuck Lorre, the guys who run that show [Big Bang Theory], are really funny and really smart, and the cast is fantastic to work with.” ShowsBigsRunningGuyTheorySmartBillsCastsFantasticBangsChuckReally Smart Author:Brent Spiner
“Shareholder value theory - the destructive idea that companies should be run solely for the benefit of shareholders - has led to financialized businesses that do not invest in the areas that will lead to future growth or the invention of useful new products.” ShouldIdeasRunningValuesGrowthCompanyProductsTheoryBenefitsAreasInventionDestructiveShareholdersNew ProductsFuture GrowthShareholder Value Author:Mariana Mazzucato
“When you have this long of a run [in The Big Bang Theory], you don't have to have something happen every episode. Like, Sheldon lost his virginity last season and in the first season he didn't even like girls. So I feel like you can earn that stuff. And that is really fun, because you get to find new layers. It's a testament to the writing.” FeelsWritingFirstsLongBigsHappensRunningLastsGirlLostFunStuffTheoryLike YouSeasonsThings HappenLayersEpisodesTestamentBangsVirginity Author:Simon Helberg