Betsy Brandt Quotes

I try to get 11 or 12 hours of sleep a night. It sounds excessive but that's really what I need.

I've long ago compromised my eight hours a night.

Sleep is all about recovering. So if you're not sleeping, you're not recovering. And if you're going to break your body down a lot, you better find ways to build it back up. And the only way to do that is get a lot of sleep. So for me, I go to bed at like 8:30, 9:00. As soon as I put my kids to bed. Because I'm up at 5:30 the next day.

But the important thing is to lie down and fall asleep. That little nap means you wake up fresh again and can continue.

Your body tells you what it needs, and if you sleep past your alarm on a Saturday morning, it's probably because you need the sleep.

I would sleep 12 hours a day if I could.

If you were not to set an alarm clock, would you sleep past it? If the answer is yes, then there is clearly more sleep that is needed.

I sleep three or four hours every night, but I wouldn't change anything.

I prefer eight hours of sound sleep at night. But on days when I can't, I try not to fuss about it and keep taking power naps through the day.

People are impressed with me - because I can sleep for just 45 minutes - I'm used to it.

I'll get up at 5 or 6. I try to catch up on sleep on the weekends, so I'll try to get seven hours of sleep. During the week, my ideal is to go to bed at 9 and wake up six hours later.

I get like six or so hours of sleep a night.

I never manage to get to bed early on Sunday night but this doesn't matter, as I don't know one level of exhaustion from another.

I don't need much sleep.

I'm lucky, I guess. I only really need five or so hours of sleep.

There is no magic. There is no secret. You need your sleep. A lot of our society tries to get by, but the truth is it is up to each individual to get their optimal sleep amount. If you get less than that you can get by temporarily, but it's only temporary.

I can easily sleep from nine to 13 hours a night.

I'm lucky in some ways in that I really don't need more than five or so hours of sleep.

I generally sleep about four hours.

Sleep more. I don't think anyone understands how important it is. If you have a choice where you've only been sleeping five or six hours and can sleep an extra hour or work out, sleep an extra hour.

Whether I get four hours of sleep or eight, I always feel well-rested.

Falling asleep is like landing a plane. It takes time. You've got to sort of gradually descend. I think one of the problems with insufficient sleep is people are not very good at predicting how poorly they are doing when they are under-slept.

The only thing I'm obsessed with is sleeping. I'm really good at it and if I don't do it I'm horrible.

I really rely on sleep, and some people call me 'The Bear' for my hibernating.

The only thing that I'm obsessed with is sleeping, and actually, it is more than an obsession, it is a pleasure.