--- title: "13 Way Quotes By Paul Davies" description: "13 Way quotes by Paul Davies. Plus more from Paul Davies and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c69/paul-davies-3810_black_i-always-look-on-the-black-side-of-life_721765.png" --- > [I always look on the black side of life. That way, you won't be disappointed and I'm cheerful if it doesn't work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/i-always-look-on-the-black-side-of-life-that-way-you-won-t-be/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c69/paul-davies-3810_black_i-always-look-on-the-black-side-of-life_721765.png) > [Cancer touches every family in one way or another. As other diseases are brought under control, cancer is set to become the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/cancer-touches-every-family-in-one-way-or-another-as-other-diseases/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e38/paul-davies-3810_cancer_cancer-touches-every-family-in-one-way-o_1990054.png) > [The way life manages information involves a logical structure that differs fundamentally from mere complex chemistry. Therefore chemistry alone will not explain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/the-way-life-manages-information-involves-a-logical-structure-that/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/343/paul-davies-3810_chemistry_the-way-life-manages-information-involve_1660568.png) > [It will be in the convergence of evolutionary biology, developmental biology and cancer biology that the answer to cancer will lie. Nor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/it-will-be-in-the-convergence-of-evolutionary-biology-developmental/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7b/paul-davies-3810_answers_it-will-be-in-the-convergence-of-evoluti_1614041.jpg) > [Imagine a civilisation that's way in advance of us wants to communicate with us, and assist us in our development. The information…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/imagine-a-civilisation-that-s-way-in-advance-of-us-wants-to/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb2/paul-davies-3810_aspiration_imagine-a-civilisation-that-s-way-in-adv_2255823.jpg) > [Cancer is like another form of life. It's closely related to healthy life. A healthy body is one form of life. Cancer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/cancer-is-like-another-form-of-life-it-s-closely-related-to-healthy/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e10/paul-davies-3810_body_cancer-is-like-another-form-of-life-it-s_2657090.jpg) > [Wheeler hopes that we can discover, within the context of physics, a principle that will enable the universe to come into existence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/wheeler-hopes-that-we-can-discover-within-the-context-of-physics-a/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54f/paul-davies-3810_accord_wheeler-hopes-that-we-can-discover-withi_2538110.png) > [It's worth remembering that all technology leaves a footprint. For example, our own technology is leaving a footprint in terms of global…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/it-s-worth-remembering-that-all-technology-leaves-a-footprint-for/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0f/paul-davies-3810_advanced-civilizatio_it-s-worth-remembering-that-all-technolo_1472700.jpg) > [Supposing we knew that up there is some alien civilization and it's sending radio signals our way we should not tell the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/supposing-we-knew-that-up-there-is-some-alien-civilization-and-it-s/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b10/paul-davies-3810_aliens_supposing-we-knew-that-up-there-is-some_513813.jpg) > [So how can we test the idea that the transition from nonlife to life is simple enough to happen repeatedly? The most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/so-how-can-we-test-the-idea-that-the-transition-from-nonlife-to-life/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a43/paul-davies-3810_earth_so-how-can-we-test-the-idea-that-the-tra_68617.png) > [Cancer cells come pre-programmed to execute a well-defined cascade of changes, seemingly designed to facilitate both their enhanced survival and their dissemination…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/cancer-cells-come-pre-programmed-to-execute-a-well-defined-cascade-of/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4a/paul-davies-3810_air_cancer-cells-come-pre-programmed-to-exec_192514.png) > [If we're thinking about old civilizations, those that formed a long time ago and there were stars and planets around long before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/if-we-re-thinking-about-old-civilizations-those-that-formed-a-long/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/156/paul-davies-3810_ancient_if-we-re-thinking-about-old-civilization_1582637.png) > [The burgeoning field of computer science has shifted our view of the physical world from that of a collection of interacting material…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/the-burgeoning-field-of-computer-science-has-shifted-our-view-of-the/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff5/paul-davies-3810_algorithms_the-burgeoning-field-of-computer-science_3032717.jpg) ## Other authors on Way ## More by Paul Davies > [“When I was a child, I often used to lie awake at night, in fearful anticipation of some unpleasant event the following day, such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/when-i-was-a-child-i-often-used-to-lie-awake-at-night-in-fearful/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) > [So how can we test the idea that the transition from nonlife to life is simple enough to happen repeatedly? The most obvious and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/so-how-can-we-test-the-idea-that-the-transition-from-nonlife-to-life/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) > [I think if we're going to send messages to the stars then it needs a great deal of thought that it's something that should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/i-think-if-we-re-going-to-send-messages-to-the-stars-then-it-needs-a/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) > [Cosmologists have attempted to account for the day-to-day laws you find in textbooks in terms of fundamental 'superlaws,' but the superlaws themselves must still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/cosmologists-have-attempted-to-account-for-the-day-to-day-laws-you/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) > [Studying cancer could provide huge insights for astrobiologists into the nature of life itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/studying-cancer-could-provide-huge-insights-for-astrobiologists-into/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) > [Cancer cells come pre-programmed to execute a well-defined cascade of changes, seemingly designed to facilitate both their enhanced survival and their dissemination through the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/cancer-cells-come-pre-programmed-to-execute-a-well-defined-cascade-of/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) > [It may seem bizarre, but in my opinion science offers a surer path to God than religion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/it-may-seem-bizarre-but-in-my-opinion-science-offers-a-surer-path-to/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) > [“Until now, I've been writing about "now" as if it were literally an instant of time, but of course human faculties are not infinitely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/until-now-i-ve-been-writing-about-now-as-if-it-were-literally-an/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) > [A permanent base on Mars would have a number of advantages beyond being a bonanza for planetary science and geology. If, as some evidence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/a-permanent-base-on-mars-would-have-a-number-of-advantages-beyond/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) > [Although the elusive 'cure' may be a distant dream, understanding the true nature of cancer will enable it to be better controlled and less…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/although-the-elusive-cure-may-be-a-distant-dream-understanding-the/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) > [Through conscious beings the universe has generated self-awareness. This can be no trivial detail, no minor byproduct of mindless, purposeless forces. We are truly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/through-conscious-beings-the-universe-has-generated-self-awareness/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) > [The birth of science as we know it arguably began with Isaac Newton's formulation of the laws of gravitation and motion. It is no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/the-birth-of-science-as-we-know-it-arguably-began-with-isaac-newton-s/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) > [“Can a truly absurd universe so convincingly mimic a meaningful one?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/can-a-truly-absurd-universe-so-convincingly-mimic-a-meaningful-one/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) > [Astronauts have been stuck in low-Earth orbit, boldly going nowhere. American attempts to kick-start a new phase of lunar exploration have stalled amid the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/astronauts-have-been-stuck-in-low-earth-orbit-boldly-going-nowhere/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) > [Even if we don't have a precise idea of exactly what took place at the beginning, we can at least see that the origin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-davies/even-if-we-don-t-have-a-precise-idea-of-exactly-what-took-place-at/) [Paul Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-davies/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/way/paul-davies/#itemlist", "name": "13 Way Quotes By Paul Davies", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I always look on the black side of life. That way, you won't be disappointed and I'm cheerful if it doesn't work out. 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