Zubon comments on Rationality Quotes Thread November 2015 - Less Wrong
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"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is."
Often attributed to Yogi Berra, but research done at Snopes casts doubt on this.
http://www.snopes.com/quotes/berra/practicetheory.asp
I thought of this quote when I read E. Yudkowsky's essay on The Map and the Territory.
Duplicate, although with the Yogi Berra attribution.