Teddy Bear Quotes and Quotations

   
Anonymous
A Teddy bear is a faithful friend
You can pick him up at either end.
His fur is the colour of breakfast toast,
And he's always there when you need him most.
   
Anonymous Teddy bears don't need hearts as they are already stuffed with love.
   
Anonymous Everything in life I share, except of course my teddy bear.
   
Anonymous Cuddly and warm, these calming creatures reassure me in the days when fears fly before reason and the world loom bleak instead of beautiful. The Teddy Bear, all things to all ages... symbol that all is right with the world if one only believes.
   
Armstrong, Samantha Bears are just about the only toy that can lose just about everything and still maintain their dignity and worth.
   
Armstrong, Samantha Love me, Love my Teddy Bear.
   

Bialosky, Peggy and Alan 

In our childhood, teddy bears are warm companions - good listeners, never critical, always reassuring. They are bear-shaped security blankets, huggable enough to fold in our arms, a perfect fit for our laps.
   

Brandreth, Gyles

The world of the teddy bear is an innocent one, a world that gives delight and hurts not, a world that appeals to all generations and all nationalities.
   
Brown, Pam A teddy bear is your childhood wrapped up in faded yellow fur, and as such, he commands affection long after he is out grown.
   
Brown, Pam It takes a lot of loving to turn a shop bear into a friend.
   
Brown, Pam It's hard to visualize the toys you had fifty years ago - all save bear. He's as clear as if he were sitting on the desk in front of you...of course...he probably is.
   
Brown, Pam The Teddy Bear is the last toy that we part with. He is all that is left of that lost world where solutions seemed possible and a friend who saw no fault and made no reproach, waited forever in the old armchair.
   
Brown, Pam There are few sadder sights than a wet bear hanging from a clothesline by its ears. It says a lot for them that they never complain.
   
Bull, Peter Age simply doesn't enter into it! The older the friend, the more he is valued, particularly when he shows so visibly the characteristics that we all look for in friends. You have only to look at a genuine teddy's face to see at once the loyalty, common sense, and above all, dependability behind it.
   
Bull, Peter To a child, Teddy is a bridge between a human and and an animal. He doesn't mind being dressed in ridiculous hats, or even being read to. You can blame him for anything, and he won't deny it. His marvelous face expresses anything a child wants to feel or hear.
   
Dailey, Janet Teddy Bears shouldn't sit in closets when there's a child around who will love them.
   
Davies, Gill WITHOUT A BEAR...

A bedroom without a teddy is like a face without a smile.

   
Davies, Gill He may not be as beautiful as a lot of Teds you see
He isn't new with ribbons or as big as big can be
He's small and old and tired with a bandage round his knee
But he's really truly special
'Cos he all belongs to me
   
Exley, Helen A bear teaches us that if the heart is true, it doesn't matter much if an ear drops off
   
Gray, Charlotte A bear remains a bear - even when most of him has fallen off or worn away.
   
Gray, Charlotte Wake in the deepest dark of night and hear the driving rain. Reach out a hand and take a paw and go to sleep again
   
Gray, Margaret and Gerry "Happy" seems to epitomize the sheer beauty and character we all seek in our teddy bear-gaze into those great big eyes and your heart just melts!
   
Gray, Peter All Bears merit a Dignified Old Age.
   
Gray, Peter In a wolrd where everyone seems to be larger and loub=der than yourself, it is very comforting to have a small, quiet companion.
   
Hague, Johnnie Bears are like cats - they arrive disguised as nonentities. Only time will reveal just who they really are.
   
Hague, Johnnie A bear grows more alive with age. No one with one ounce of sensitivity could ever consign a bear to the dustbin.
   
Hitchcock, Patricia Why do I leave the zip of my bag a little open? So that bear can breathe, of course.
   
Lempa, Joseph It is astonishing how many thoroughly mature, well-adjusted grown-ups harbour a teddy bear - which is perhaps why they are thoroughly mature and will-adjusted.
   
McClennan, Sarah What is it about this inanimate object of fur and stuffing that makes it so hard to part with? As children, we were acutely aware of just how much our bears loved us, and we filled their ears wit our daily doings and deepest confidences. How could one grow up and not take along this dearest of companions?
   
Menton, Ted An experienced Teddy Bear brings with him a lifetime of knowledge and experience; the wisdom of silence and the stillness in moments of great turmoil. The long-suffering patience that is learned when belonging to a child who coming of age and coping with the bewilderment that this period of time can bring, is what he does best. The experienced bear has seen life through the heart and eyes of a child grown to adulthood and perhaps even accompanied that adult all the way to the end of the road
   
Menton, Ted Baths may be lovely for people - adult people that is, but bears are not that keen. When did you last see or har of a bear taking a bath, willingly?
   
Nadolny, Harold Anyone who has looked a teddy bear in the face will recognize the friendly twinkle in his knowing look.
   
Newman, Rachel You really don't have to be young to find a friend in a teddy bear.
   
O'Neil, Jesse Bears sleep by day. At night they stay awake to chase away bad dreams
   
Ownby, James There's something about a Teddy Bear that's impossible to explain. When you hold one in your arms, you get a feeling of love, comfort and security. It's almost supernatural.
   
Sternman, William Now that I'm all grown up, I can buy any old Teddy Bear I want - except the old Teddy Bear I want.
   
Thomson, Helen All you have between you and 'The Dark' is Bear.
   
Thomson, Helen At sales every other toy looks simply worn, dilapidated, grubby. A bear looks lost and abandoned and desperately in need of a loving home.
   
Ziff, John How many children, do you suppose, have carried a lifelong resentment of parents responsible for the surreptitious removal of their Teddy Bears?
   

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