“People with theories of life are, perhaps, the most relentless of their kind, for no time or place is sacred from their devastating elucidations.” PeopleKindTalkingTheorySacredRelentlessTheory Of Life Book:Essays in Idleness Source: Essays in Idleness
“... there could be talking bunny rabbits, spiders who write English messages in their webs, and for that matter, melancholy choo-choo trains. There could be, I suppose, but there aren't-so my theory doesn't have to explain them.” WritingMatterReligionTalkingTheoryMessagesTrainMelancholySpidersRabbitsBunniesBunny Rabbits Author:Daniel Dennett
“You always need to find the balance in the science, but the balance to talking about evolutionary theory is not to talk about creationism, that's not a balance, that's misleading and it's just wrong.” NeedsTalkingTheoryBalanceMisleadCreationism Author:Robin Ince
“There's nothing worse than people talking about theories and humor.” PeopleTalkingTheoryPeople Talking Author:John Currin
“I am often talking about the ideas collected in Normal Life in contexts that are not academic, or that are full of people who are not primarily engaging as theorists or theory-readers. Being able to make ideas visual, especially critical ideas about movements that can be difficult to hear because of attachments we have to certain national narratives, or because of ways that we see ourselves, is especially useful.” PeopleWayIdeasAbleCertainDifficultTalkingMovementTheoryReaderNormalCriticalNarrativeVisualsAttachmentAcademicEngagingNormal LifeTheorists Author:Dean Spade
“...By a 'silly' theory I mean one which may be held at the time when one is talking or writing professionally, but which only an inmate of a lunatic asylum would think of carrying into daily life. ... It must not be supposed that the men who maintain these theories and beliefs are 'silly' people. Only very acute and learned men could have thought of anything so odd or defended anything so preposterous against the continual protests of common sense.” PeopleThinkingMenWritingMayMeanBeliefCommonTalkingHe ManTheorySillyCommon SenseOddProtestDaily LifeLunaticAsylumsInmatesLunatic AsylumsSilly People Author:C. D. Broad
“My theory with the auctions has been to try to make them like a party, like a social event. If people are having a good time, talking with their friends, they're much more likely to bid.” PeopleIfsTryingHas BeensSocialPartyTalkingEventsTheoryGood TimesHaving A Good TimeAuctionsSocial Events Author:Paul Brown
“I was talking to Jesus, and I said, Jesus, I feel like no one will ever accept me. And Jesus looked at me and said, You know what my theory is? Accept me or go to hell.” KnowsFeelsSaidJesusTalkingAcceptingHellTheoryGo To HellAccept Me Author:Gilbert Gottfried
“I`ve heard this theory that this is basically Jeb`s [Bush] people trying to get their supporters to basically put the stake in Marco Rubio because if people are talking about accepting [Donald] Trump over [Ted] Cruz, what they`re really saying is Marco Rubio`s no longer viable.” PeopleIfsTryingTalkingAcceptingHeardTheoryTrumpStakesSupporterCruzMarcos Author:Chris Hayes
“I'm really fascinated by the parallels between quantum theory and the teachings of some of these ancient texts. So many of the things that quantum physicists are talking about today, like non-locality and the observer effect, are things the yogis have been saying for thousands of years.” YearsHas BeensTodayTalkingTeachingEffectsTheoryAncientFascinatedQuantumObserversPhysicistParallelsYogiQuantum Theory Author:Beryl Bender Birch
“I couldn't stop throwing theories at [Jimmi Simpson], and eventually I was like, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I will stop talking about the show [Westworlds]. I promise."” ShowsTalkingTheoryPromiseSorryThrowingI'm SorryI Promise Author:Evan Rachel Wood
“When I talk about secularism, I'm talking about theories today. To give you for example, one example: Those who consider themselves followers of Mosaddeq today are adamantly against federalism.” GivingTodayTalkingExampleTheoryFollowersSecularismFederalism Author:Akbar Ganji