We laugh at that which we cannot bear to face.

“Hobson was big and heavyset, but not exactly fat; he was probably what you’d get if you shaved a bear.”

— Terry Pratchett

I looked at Randy White... I looked at Klecko. I looked at Gino Marchetti. I looked at a lot of players. Bob Lilly. There…

— Howie Long

“Hand in hand they whispered for a while. The girl nodded and the bear laughed. Together, they made their way down the corridor and…

— Stephen Craig

No one likes to admit they are racist or bear prejudices. Nor do they even like to be open and honest when they witness…

— Martin Jacques

I'm Irish and always will be, but America has taught me so much. Maybe it's here in the U.S. that we find a healing,…

— Fionnula Flanagan

Getting head-to-head with a polar bear was amazing.

— Michaela Strachan

“I have always held… that the skin of the bear must not be distributed until the bear has been killed.”

— William R. Manchester

When I was in Greenough, Montana, I came across a bear cub. I was off this path, and I thought, If there's a bear…

— Al Roker

I was much more upset by the situation with Jacob than by the possibility of being eaten by a bear.

— Stephenie Meyer

I like men. They are hugely entertaining, but they have a lot of shortcomings and you just have to bear those in mind.

— Jo Brand

Yogi Bear changed my life in ways that I can't explain because it's not a full feature on me.

— T. J. Miller

“Rabbit underground, rabbit safe and sound.”

— Richard Adams

Are there bears in these mountains?" he asked. His companion nodded. "Of course. But it's a bit early in the year for them to…

— John Flanagan

“Fighting with tangles, fighting with curls, the poor barber yanked, the poor barber pulled, until with one last effort (and to the wonder of…

— Mili Fay

Bears are simultaneously so graceful and so strong. Bears know who they are, but they often don’t know who you are, which is why…

— Mike Birbiglia