“I don't know what's worse by number in America, the vacant houses standing, or the homeless people falling into them.” — Anthony Liccione Copy Share Image
“If anyone was ever justified in being depressed, he decided, it was most of the people in the room.” — Taylor Grant Copy Share Image
“Nowhere do you see a real, integrated, full-blooded man or woman who shines like a beacon in this sea of disjointedness.” — Donald O'Donovan Copy Share Image
“Begging is much more difficult than it looks. Contrary to popular belief, it’s a high art form that takes years of dedicated… — Sol Luckman Copy Share Image
Homelessness is a part of our American system. There should be nothing wrong with this condition as long as the individual is… — Jerzy Kosinski Copy Share Image
At the time we are focusing our efforts primarily on building shelters for refugees. Homelessness in Afghanistan is a huge problem. — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
“Quit looking for an answer, Jim. There fuckin' ain't one. Fuck yeah, I'm still looking for God's telephone number.” — Jim Goldberg Copy Share Image
“Just as I had people who looked out for me when I had nowhere to live, there are others out there who… — Jessica Marie Baumgartner Copy Share Image
I was very clear that we'd invest much more in shelter space to get people off the streets, out of doorways, out… — Ted Wheeler Copy Share Image
She might be without country, without nation, but inside her there was still a being that could exist and be free, that… — Sharon Maas Copy Share Image
Covid-19 has lit an even hotter fire in me to become a more active participant in advocating for homeless people and homelessness… — Myha'la Copy Share Image
Liberal child welfare experts decided that child abuse was not evidence of a moral or character flaw in the abusing parent. Instead,… — Mona Charen Copy Share Image
Kids have to be tough to survive on the streets of Kathmandu, where older gang members often beat and rob them. They… — Craig Kielburger Copy Share Image
“Join us. Play the game. It will bring you an untold number of rewards and you will finally have some direction and… — Martin Hopkins Copy Share Image
I think what it was with the war photography was the concerned eye, the desire to document these situations to show the… — Jamel Shabazz Copy Share Image
If you see a homeless person on the street, and they need food, housing, medical attention - if you can give that,… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
“Man's feeling of homelessness, of alienation has been intensified in the midst of a bureaucratized, impersonal mass society. He has come to… — William Barrett Copy Share Image
“THIS SCENE WAS REPEATED IN every previously uninhabited nook, elbow, spit, lot, and underpass throughout the foreclosed and abandoned suburbs and exurbs… — Karl Taro Greenfeld Copy Share Image
I think our former first lady said it last month in one of her first speeches since leaving the White House, I… — Andrew Zimmern Copy Share Image
Anyone can become homeless, and thousands of people grow up in homes that just aren't good enough. Working with them reminds me… — George Clarke Copy Share Image
If I cannot address the issue of visible homelessness and abject poverty on the streets of this community, I will not get… — Ted Wheeler Copy Share Image
Household life is crowded and dusty; life gone forth is wide open... Suppose I shave off my hair and beard, put on… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
“Compassion goes out looking for suffering, scouring the earth for poverty and misery and pain, the same way the cops look for… — Donald O'Donovan Copy Share Image
I had never even heard of the term 'hidden homeless' before... It's not just Orlando and Kissimmee. It's a national issue; it's… — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
Most homeless kids are on the streets because they have been forced by circumstances that cause them to think that they are… — Jewel Copy Share Image
Nothing is wrong with me, Dan. Whats wrong with you? she said in the same eerily quiet voice, dark eyes fixated on… — Martin Hopkins Copy Share Image
“You need to stop making excuses for your mistakes, as long as you are complaining about what you did wrong you will… — Carlton Young Copy Share Image
We want to make it socially, morally, politically and religiously unacceptable to have substandard housing and homelessness. — Millard Fuller Copy Share Image
It's so bad being homeless in winter. They should go somewhere warm like the Caribbean where they can eat fresh fish all… — Lady Victoria Hervey Copy Share Image
Finding gainful employment to pay for housing is hard for any veteran experiencing homelessness. It's even more difficult for veterans who've also… — Chris Gardner Copy Share Image
“Happiness lives in every corner of your home and if you are homeless, it lives under the leaves of trees, hiding beneath… — Munia Khan Copy Share Image
Not everyone who's homeless is a drug-addict or in need of mental health care. Some are normal people who've been knocked down,… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
Sometimes I can tackle an issue -homelessness, tobacco litigation, insurance fraud, the death penalty - and wrap a good story around it.… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
“Most families are destroyed from the inside, because they allow themselves to be conquered by others from the outside.” — Carlton Young Copy Share Image
LGBT youth face a much higher risk of violence and homelessness after being rejected by their family of origin. — Mallory Ortberg Copy Share Image
“I’m back at Lafayette Park after a trip to the Bodhi Tree Bookstore, not to look at the books but to rub… — Donald O'Donovan Copy Share Image
“Home is where you feel more welcome, more secure, have more rights, where you are loved. This place can be any place… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
Don't try to drive the homeless into places we find suitable. Help them survive in places they find suitable. — Daniel Quinn Copy Share Image
They are safe but they are not in their homes. They are city-less. I think it's just a disaster for everyone. — Teri Hatcher Copy Share Image
It should be obvious that banning begging or criminalising rough sleeping will do little to combat homelessness. — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
