James Cash Penney Quotes

Theory looks well on paper, but does not amount to anything without practice.

An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory!

The ultimate, most holy form of theory is action.

Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.

Theories are patterns without value. What counts is action.

Do you know the phrase, 'The word 'water' will not wet you?' It's one thing to write down an idea and another thing entirely to execute it.

To understand the theory which underlies all things is not sufficient. Theory is but the preparation for practice.

Knowing is not enough, You must apply

If we have a correct theory but merely prate about it, pigeonhole it and do not put it into practice, then that theory, however good, is of no significance.

One ounce of practice is worth a thousand pounds of theory.

An ounce of practice is generally worth more than a ton of theory.

Sometimes the best, and only effective, way to kill an idea is to put it into practice.

Without knowledge action is useless and knowledge without action is futile.

In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.

You can't run a business or anything else on a theory.

An idea—-even one voted into law—-wasn’t worth a hill of beans so long as it remained words on a page.

Many speeches can be heard throughout the world, but one always has to wait for deeds

Theory, from whatever source, is not perfect until it is reduced to practice.

No battle can be won in the study, and theory without practice is dead.

When something has to be done, do it! In France we are full of good ideas, but we rarely put them into practice.

Ideas are useless unless used. The proof of their value is in their implementation. Until then, they are in limbo.

Knowledge without follow-through is worse than no knowledge.

Do more than believe: practice.

Education without execution is extinction

An ounce of application is worth a ton of abstraction.