Winston Churchill:

The essential aspects of democracy are the freedom of the individual, within the framework of laws passed by Parliament, to order his life as he pleases, and the uniform enforcement of tribunals independent of the executive. The laws are based on Magna Carta, Habeas Corpus, the Petition of Right and others. Without this foundation there can be no freedom or civilisation, anyone being at the mercy of officials and liable to be spied upon and betrayed even in his own home. As long as these rights are defended, the foundations of freedom are secure. I see no reason why democracies should not be able to defend themselves without sacrificing these fundamental values.

Steve Ballmer:

You just had to be with the bear, otherwise you would be under the bear.

Matt Higgins:

There are bears that peel and bears that don't peel. We target peeling bears.

George Szirtes:

The translator was tracking the bear but kept wondering why the bear was wearing his shoes. Bears are thieves, he muttered.

Haruki Murakami:

If you can't understand it without an explanation, you can't understand it with an explanation.

Robert Ito:

An earlier version of this article incorrectly described imagery from "The Shining." The gentleman seen with the weird guy in the bear suit is wearing a tuxedo, but not a top hat.

Clarinda Harriss:

The Tragedy of Hats is that you can never see the one you're wearing,
that no one believes the lies they tell,
that they grow to be more famous than you,
that you could die in one but you won't be buried in it.