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> [The universe is very big - there's about 100,000 million galaxies in the universe, so that means an awful lot of stars. And some of them, I'm pretty certain, will have planets where there was life, is life, or maybe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jocelyn-bell-burnell/the-universe-is-very-big-there-s-about-100-000-million-galaxies-in/)

[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/)

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

> [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/)

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

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

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

> [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/)

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

> [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/)

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

> [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/)

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

> [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/)

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

> [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/)

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

> [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/)

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

> [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/)

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

> [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/)

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

> [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/)

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

> [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/)

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

> [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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