Building Quote by David F. Dinges

A nap, my friend, is a brief period of sleep which overtakes superannuated persons when they endeavor to entertain unwelcome visitors or to listen…

— George Bernard Shaw

Human beings are the only species that deliberately deprive themselves of sleep for no apparent gain. Many people walk through their lives in an…

— Matthew Walker

“Napping is often seen as a form of laziness. Nothing could be further from the truth. Hundreds of experiments have demonstrated the enormous benefits…

— Richard Wiseman

Consciousness: That annoying time between naps

— Steven Wright

Sleeping people are so remote.... Right here, but out of communication. That's what strikes humans as uncanny about sleep. Its utter privacy. The sleeper…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

Traditional methods for falling asleep work. Non-taxing, repetitive mental tasks have a lulling effect, and I built those patterns into 'Sleep'.

— Max Richter

There are some that are - REM Behavior Disorder, we'll see some court documented cases. And they really need to have a thorough evaluation…

— Shelby Harris

I remember being with a girlfriend who asked me to look over some chess openings with her. I instantly fell asleep. I found that…

— Pal Benko

Taking 'naps' sounds so childish...I prefer to call them 'horizontal life pauses.'

— Anonymous

Ever since having kids, napping is something that I'm prone to do and very easily could do but rarely get the chance to.

— Adam Scott

Naps are a way of traveling painlessly through time into the future.

— Thomas Carlyle

Naps are a tool I use to pace myself and not get oversaturated.

— Rick Owens