Sleep Science Quotes

Those no-sooner-have-I-touched-the-pillow people are past my comprehension. There is something bovine about them.

My name is Matthew Walker, I am a professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and I am the author of the book 'Why We Sleep.'

One of the Georges - I forget which - once said that a certain number of hours´ sleep each night - I cannot recall at the moment how many - made a man something which for the time being has slipped my memory.

Sleep doesn't seem necessary. You wake up feeling great. But it's not all great feelings.

To sleep is an act of faith.

I studied, I met with medical doctors, scientists, and I’m here to tell you that the way to a more productive, more inspired, more joyful life is: getting enough sleep.

The world of sleep has an existence of its own.

It's really fascinating stuff, the science of sleep. We don't think of it in terms of that, but it really is.

Sleep is the new sex.

Our relationship with sleep is currently in crisis, but we're also living in a golden age of sleep science - revealing all the ways in which sleep and dreams play a vital role in our decision-making, emotional intelligence, cognitive function, and creativity. Every week, new research reveals how vital sleep is to our health, happiness, job performance, and relationships.

One of the main reasons I wrote The Sleep Revolution was to examine this ancient, essential, and mysterious phenomenon from all angles and to explore the ways we can use sleep to help regain control over our out-of-kilter lives.

Much sleep is not required by nature, either for our souls or bodies, or for the action in which they are concerned.

What probing deep Has ever solved the mystery of sleep?

Dream research is a wonderful field. All you do is sleep for a living.

Sleep. It's like giving yourself a massage.

Based on the science, you can make somewhat clear statements: The number of people who can survive on six hours of sleep without impairment is zero.

Naps are essential to my process. Not dreams, but that state adjacent to sleep, the mind on waking.

There is a school of thought that believes that sleep is for the night. You appear to be out to disprove them.