Jocelyn Bell Burnell

I think it is important for scientists to be humble. We are exploring the unknown, and we don't have all the answers.

The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

I was a girl who came from the country, and I was very conscious of being a woman in a man's world.

It is important to recognize that the Nobel Prize is given by people, and people have their biases.

By not getting the Nobel Prize, I've had far more fun and far more interesting things to do.

The signal was a bit of scruff. It occupied about half an inch of a 400-foot chart recording.

We did not believe we had picked up signals from another civilization, but obviously the idea had crossed our minds.

I think it's a pity that the Nobel Prize wasn't given to the team, because it was a team effort.

The most important thing is to ask the right questions.

I sometimes think I was born under a lucky star.

You have to treat the data with respect. You have to really look at it and listen to what it's telling you.

I have a very strong work ethic, which I got from my parents.

Science is a human activity, and it's subject to all the human failings and human glories.

I'm a great believer in serendipity.

The pulsar was a totally new kind of star, a new kind of object. That was tremendously exciting.

I think women bring a different perspective sometimes, and that can be very valuable.

Don't be afraid to challenge the established view.

I feel I've done very well out of not getting a Nobel Prize.

If you are going to do research, you must be prepared for long periods of nothing happening.

The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.