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> [I believe it would demean Nobel Prizes if they were awarded to research students, except in very exceptional cases.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jocelyn-bell-burnell/i-believe-it-would-demean-nobel-prizes-if-they-were-awarded-to/)

[Jocelyn Bell Burnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jocelyn-bell-burnell/)

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## More by Jocelyn Bell Burnell

> [There's some evidence that if you're recruiting, you tend to recruit a mini-me. Then you have a very comfortable group round a table. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jocelyn-bell-burnell/there-s-some-evidence-that-if-you-re-recruiting-you-tend-to-recruit-a/)

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> [The Sun's magnetic field reverses every 11 years. There have been a quarter of a million reversals since our predecessor, Homo Habilis, emerged, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jocelyn-bell-burnell/the-sun-s-magnetic-field-reverses-every-11-years-there-have-been-a/)

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> [Science is a quest for understanding.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jocelyn-bell-burnell/science-is-a-quest-for-understanding/)

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> [As observatory architect, my dad was partly concerned with the maintenance of them all. I used to go with him on site visits quite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jocelyn-bell-burnell/as-observatory-architect-my-dad-was-partly-concerned-with-the/)

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> [We all have fundamental beliefs of one sort or another, and it is very threatening if somebody is saying they're wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jocelyn-bell-burnell/we-all-have-fundamental-beliefs-of-one-sort-or-another-and-it-is-very/)

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> [A search for truth seems to me to be full of pitfalls. We all have different understandings of what truth is, and we'll each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jocelyn-bell-burnell/a-search-for-truth-seems-to-me-to-be-full-of-pitfalls-we-all-have/)

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> [Arguably, my student status and perhaps my gender were also my downfall with respect to the Nobel Prize, which was awarded to Professor Antony…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jocelyn-bell-burnell/arguably-my-student-status-and-perhaps-my-gender-were-also-my/)

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> [Solar storms cause power outages. They pose a hazard to satellites. They might interfere with your GPS or send your compass a couple of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jocelyn-bell-burnell/solar-storms-cause-power-outages-they-pose-a-hazard-to-satellites/)

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> [My father was an architect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jocelyn-bell-burnell/my-father-was-an-architect/)

[Jocelyn Bell Burnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jocelyn-bell-burnell/)

> [I believe it would demean Nobel Prizes if they were awarded to research students, except in very exceptional cases.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jocelyn-bell-burnell/i-believe-it-would-demean-nobel-prizes-if-they-were-awarded-to/)

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> [I've enjoyed being a single person, particularly because I'm travelling a lot. It would be hard to maintain a relationship - so I've really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jocelyn-bell-burnell/i-ve-enjoyed-being-a-single-person-particularly-because-i-m/)

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> [Some of the hydrogen in your body comes from the Big Bang, and when you see a kid walking down the street with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jocelyn-bell-burnell/some-of-the-hydrogen-in-your-body-comes-from-the-big-bang-and-when/)

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> [Although we don't know what is outside our universe, astronomers still wonder. Several pictures of what there might be have been dreamed up. An…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jocelyn-bell-burnell/although-we-don-t-know-what-is-outside-our-universe-astronomers-still/)

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> [It's now widely recognised that a diverse research group is usually stronger, more creative, and more robust and flexible. Such a group usually copes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jocelyn-bell-burnell/it-s-now-widely-recognised-that-a-diverse-research-group-is-usually/)

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> [There is stardust in your veins. We are literally, ultimately children of the stars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jocelyn-bell-burnell/there-is-stardust-in-your-veins-we-are-literally-ultimately-children/)

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