~A teddy is a cuddle with paws at the end. (Gill Davies)
~The teddy bear…Little soft thing sent forth to make his simple way in a world so slow to hug. (Jeanne Wylie Torosian)
~All you have between you and “The Dark” is Bear.(Helen Thomson)
~Bears help people get through hard times. They have gone to the hospital and climbed mountains with their owners. (Martha Hewson)
~Teddies flew as wartime mascots in Spitfire cockpits, and also went into battle perched on guns, tanks and ships. (Time)
~A washed bear is not a happy bear. There are few sadder sights than a wet bear hanging from the washing line by its ears. (Pam Brown)
~No one with a heart can leave a teddy bear lying face down. (Jane Swan)
~A bear’s chief nightmare is being left behind. (Alex Levy)
~Children touching bears in shops are not being naughty or destructive, they are judging softness – very, very gently. (Pam Brown)
~You have to wonder – what does the Human Race lack that has to be compensated for by bears? (Pam Brown)
~One bear at bedtime is all I need. (Mick Inkpen)
~World governments needs bears. (Helen Exley)
~Warmth, love, happiness and security. The furry faces are a constant reminder of the childhood joy that lies within each of us, just waiting to be awakened. (Author unknown)
~One never quite gets over a lost bear. (Jane Swan)
~Teddy is the soft, furry companion who keeps loneliness at bay. (Cheryl A. Hingley)
~It takes a lot of loving to turn a shop bear into a friend. (Pam Brown)
~Teddy bears are innocent, clean-living, upstanding citizens. (Anonymous)
~Collecting bears is a most enjoyable pastime. It appeals to the hunting instinct (without cruelty). (Colonel Robert Henderson)
~Teddy bears are bear-shaped security blankets. (Peggy and Alan Bialosky)
~Teddy bear brains are remarkable for remembering only good things. (Peggy and Alan Bialosky)
~A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise. (A. A. Milne)
~A teddy bear in the hand is worth ten in the shop. (Anonymous)
~The teddy bear is the king of all stuffed beasts and all other toys. (National Geography)
~The bear is a symbol of independence and nobility. (Jean-Charles De Castelbajac)
~No teddy bear lover would ever refer to their little furry friend as ‘it’. For as a number of psychologists have observed, the teddy is a curious asexual creature, and the choice of whether it be male or female is very much at the discretion of the owner. (Nursery world)
~Teddy bears are so much cheaper than a psychiatrist and not nearly so supercilious. (Peter Bull)
~Teddies go everywhere and do everything. There is not one corner of the globe that they have not penetrated. Their appeal is universal and to all ages. (Margaret Hutchings)