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20 Sleep Quotes That Capture the Sweet Bond Between You and Your Bed

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Nothing's better than a good night's sleep. When you need an excuse to lie down and put your feet up — whether it's at your usual bedtime or for a quick afternoon nap — these cute quotes and sayings from your favorite authors, celebrities, and thinkers have you covered.

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Unknown

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The best thing to do first thing in the morning is to go right back to sleep.

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Dalai Lama

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Charles M. Schulz

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Learn from yesterday, live for today, look to tomorrow, rest this afternoon.

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Unknown

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Don’t give up on your dreams. Keep sleeping.

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Mindy Kaling

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There is no sunrise so beautiful that it is worth waking me up to see it.

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Unknown

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"Go to bed you’ll feel better tomorrow" is the human version of "Did you try turning it off and on again?"

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Irish Proverb

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A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything.

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Unknown

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You miss 100% of the naps you don’t take.

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Unknown

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I love sleep because it’s like a time machine to breakfast.

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Winnie the Pooh

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Let’s start by taking a smallish nap or two …

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Ernest Hemingway

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I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake, you know?

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Yogi Berra

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I usually take a two-hour nap from one to four.

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Anthony Burgess

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Laugh and the world laughs with you. Snore and you sleep alone.

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Tom Hodgkinson

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When the going gets tough, the tough take a nap.

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Bob Hope 

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I don't feel old. I don't feel anything till noon. That's when it's time for my nap.

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Marilyn Monroe

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The nicest thing for me is sleep. Then at least I can dream.

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Mahatma Gandhi

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When I wake up, I am reborn.

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Homer

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There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.

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William Shakespeare

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We are such stuff as dreams are made on.

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Dr. Seuss

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You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.

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Caroline Picard
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Caroline is a writer and editor with almost a decade of experience. From 2015 to 2019, she held various editorial positions at Good Housekeeping, including as health editor, covering nutrition, fitness, wellness, and other lifestyle news. She's a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism and dreams of the day Northwestern will go back to the Rose Bowl.  

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