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title: "8 Slept Hours Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [I was tired. I hadn't slept eight hours in two, three years. I lived on four, five hours of sleep. You can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mcgovern/i-was-tired-i-hadn-t-slept-eight-hours-in-two-three-years-i-lived-on/)

[George McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mcgovern/)

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> [“As he passed a hand over his eyes, I recalled the he could not have slept more than twenty hours in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyndsay-faye/as-he-passed-a-hand-over-his-eyes-i-recalled-the-he-could-not-have/)

[Lyndsay Faye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyndsay-faye/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50f/lyndsay-faye-21882_exhausted_as-he-passed-a-hand-over-his-eyes-i-reca_511591.jpg)

> [I worked pretty much 18-hour days and slept three to five hours each night, which, frankly, is just not enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vick-hope/i-worked-pretty-much-18-hour-days-and-slept-three-to-five-hours-each/)

[Vick Hope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vick-hope/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1af/vick-hope-5617_days_i-worked-pretty-much-18-hour-days-and-sl_1130577.jpg)

> [“I just slept for fifteen hours straight. Yes, writing a musical is THAT exhausting!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christy-hall/i-just-slept-for-fifteen-hours-straight-yes-writing-a-musical-is-that/)

[Christy Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christy-hall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed0/christy-hall-10789_music_i-just-slept-for-fifteen-hours-straight_1149674.jpg)

> [I put so much pressure on myself to be perfect. Between homework and sports and drama and being social, I slept about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allison-williams/i-put-so-much-pressure-on-myself-to-be-perfect-between-homework-and/)

[Allison Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allison-williams/)

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> [“Many a morning I found myself waking up in America and being surprised to find myself in a bed. I had been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/many-a-morning-i-found-myself-waking-up-in-america-and-being-2/)

[Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/)

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> [Believe me, that nap is better than sitting there for three hours and nothing's coming. I've learned that even if I've slept…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/believe-me-that-nap-is-better-than-sitting-there-for-three-hours-and/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a43/sandra-cisneros-862_believe_believe-me-that-nap-is-better-than-sitti_2667564.jpg)

> [“If I look like I haven’t slept for eight hours, it’s because I haven’t. Oh, I wasn’t up all night. I slept…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/if-i-look-like-i-haven-t-slept-for-eight-hours-it-s-because-i-haven-t/)

[Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/179/jarod-kintz-2_sleep_if-i-look-like-i-haven-t-slept-for-eight_3178222.jpg)

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