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title: "11 Hour Sleep Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Hour Sleep quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Hour Sleep sayings and thoughts."
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> [When I was a kid, I hated going to bed. Now I cherish every hour of sleep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/when-i-was-a-kid-i-hated-going-to-bed-now-i-cherish-every-hour-of/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I give myself a non-negotiable eight-hour sleep opportunity every night.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-walker/i-give-myself-a-non-negotiable-eight-hour-sleep-opportunity-every/)

[Matthew Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-walker/)

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> [One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/one-hour-s-sleep-before-midnight-is-worth-three-after/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

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> [The average person who stops smoking requires one hour less sleep a night.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-average-person-who-stops-smoking-requires-one-hour-less-sleep-a/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I wonder why I don't go to bed and go to sleep. But then it would be tomorrow, so I decide that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-plath/i-wonder-why-i-don-t-go-to-bed-and-go-to-sleep-but-then-it-would-be/)

[Sylvia Plath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-plath/)

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> [When I feel burned out, usually that means I have to take a night off or get a 10-hour sleep for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-bankman-fried/when-i-feel-burned-out-usually-that-means-i-have-to-take-a-night-off/)

[Sam Bankman-Fried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-bankman-fried/)

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> [Daylight Savings time tonight at 2am. For some of you that means an extra hour of sleep. For the rest of us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/daylight-savings-time-tonight-at-2am-for-some-of-you-that-means-an/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“Another study suggested that getting one extra hour of sleep each night would do more for a person's happiness than getting a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/another-study-suggested-that-getting-one-extra-hour-of-sleep-each/)

[Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/)

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> [I don't physically have the strength to be productive at work following a three-hour sleep. I can't do that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valentin-chmerkovskiy/i-don-t-physically-have-the-strength-to-be-productive-at-work/)

[Valentin Chmerkovskiy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valentin-chmerkovskiy/)

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> [“Every night before I get my one hour of sleep, I have the same thought: “Well, that’s a wrap on another day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-gaffigan/every-night-before-i-get-my-one-hour-of-sleep-i-have-the-same-thought/)

[Jim Gaffigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-gaffigan/)

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> [Now for a good twelve-hour sleep, I told myself. Twelve solid hours. Let birds sing, let people go to work. Somewhere out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/now-for-a-good-twelve-hour-sleep-i-told-myself-twelve-solid-hours-let/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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