Jocelyn Bell Burnell Quotes

I love being single. I can come and go as I please and stay out as late as I want to.

I've been involved in something which was chaotic and insane. All I can say now is that I am, and intend to stay, a single man.

I've always been a loner, and I've spent most of my life as a single person.

Not only is it not remarkable to be a single woman, there's no stigma attached. You see more and more women choosing to be single as well as happenstance.

Single's fun - you don't have to check in with your girl, but it's not easy. I do get lonely.

I don't need a man in my life.

I don't mind being single. In fact, I like it.

For the first time in my life I'm really happy to be unattached because I realise there is so much responsibility to having a partner.

I'm really enjoying being single. I'm not even looking to meet anybody, which is so freeing.

When I was running 'round in America, about 30 years old, I didn't want no woman. I knowed I could make enough money to take care of myself, but I didn't want nobody to take care of.

I like to travel by myself.

Single female life is not prescription, but its opposite: liberation.

I'm quite happy being single.

I am a loner so I prefer traveling alone.

Like most people, I wanted and still want to live by my own rules.

Being single has its own advantages and it's a fun thing.

Being single isn't all that bad, as you can be selfish and focus on yourself and your career.

I live the life I want to lead.

When I'm out there, it's just me. Nobody's controlling me, and I can do whatever I want to do. I'm my own man.

I grew up completely alone but with all the comforts of knowing I had a cushioning family structure around me - and yet I could free myself from it.

You want to create your own path, no matter what situation you're in.

I simply loved all my life; loved is too strong a word, but I had a tremendous sentiment, partly conditioned, of course, by the reality of where I grew up, for the spirit of individualism, for the idea of your being on your own in a big way.

I always had a very strong sense of independence. I really liked being able to buy my Alanis Morissette 'Jagged Little Pill' album. I wore that as a badge of honor. I love not having to rely on anyone.

The single woman is a free woman, and being single does not mean being alone - it means being free to have a relationship or not. This can be scary, but it's also very interesting.

Education has always been very important to me. It means you don't have to depend on anyone else.