William C. Dement Quotes

• Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives

  William C. Dement

  Life, Dream, Clever

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• Sleep is an essential part of life-but more important, sleep is a gift.

  William C. Dement

  Sleep, Important, Essentials

  William C. Dement, Christopher C. Vaughan (2000). “The Promise of Sleep: A Pioneer in Sleep Medicine Explores the Vital Connection Between Health, Happiness, and a Good Night's Sleep”, Dell Books

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• Sleep deprivation is the most common brain impairment.

  William C. Dement

  Sleep, Brain, Common

  William C. Dement, Christopher C. Vaughan (2000). “The Promise of Sleep: A Pioneer in Sleep Medicine Explores the Vital Connection Between Health, Happiness, and a Good Night's Sleep”, Dell Books

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• Dreaming is the opportunity to hold a citizenship in two worlds, equally real but with different logic and limitations.

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  Dream, Real, Opportunity

  William C. Dement (1996). “The sleepwatchers”

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• We're beginning to realize that drowsiness or sleep deprivation, fatigue, is beginning to outstrip alcohol as a cause of accidents in transportation, particularly on the highway.

  William C. Dement

  Sleep, Alcohol, Causes

  "Study: Truckers not getting enough shut eye". www.cnn.com. September 10, 1997.

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• Given that the dreaming brain must perform these remarkable contortions - creating a world, living in it, responding to it, and then carefully blocking all the responses in a manner that does not cross the threshold of awareness - it is no wonder that this dreaming brain seems to be more active than the waking brain.

  William C. Dement

  Dream, Block, Creating

  William C. Dement (1996). “The sleepwatchers”

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