[SI-LIST] Re: Theory v. practice, following Re: DesignCon quote

  • From: "Grossman, Brett" <brett.grossman@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 16:32:29 -0800

Amen, to see the quotes (I am a collector).

One of my favorites ( I would attribute to Scott McMorrow on this list
just because it was the first place I saw it).

Relating to the success of some who are perhaps not the most deserving.
"Even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes"


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On Behalf Of Richard Feldman
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 1:42 PM
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Subject: [SI-LIST] Theory v. practice, following Re: DesignCon quote

It's rare and refreshing to see an online quotation
with its attribution retained or restored!
Wikiquote (thanks to hint from Pat Zabinski) just helped me
to link an author to this old favorite:

"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice.=3D20
But, in practice, there is."

From Wikiquote
Jan L. A. van de Snepscheut (1953-1994), computer scientist and educator
This has also been attributed to Yogi Berra.

-Rich

> -----Original Message-----
> From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx On Behalf Of Richard Schumacher
> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 12:56 PM
> To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: DesignCon quote
>=3D20
> Here's a reference to an even older citation, which I can't now check:
> ..."[George] Box used it as a heading in a book chapter in 1979.=3D20
>=3D20
> -----Original Message-----
> From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx On Behalf Of Zabinski, Patrick J.
> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 2:36 PM
> To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: DesignCon quote
>=3D20
> I found a slightly different citation on WikiQuote, which suggests =
=3D3D
> George Box and Norman Draper had two phrasings ...
> Wherever it came from, I like it...
>=3D20
> Pat
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