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> [When I was a child, I was living in the housing projects of Philadelphia. I didn't even have a Christmas tree.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/when-i-was-a-child-i-was-living-in-the-housing-projects-of/)

[Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/)

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> [I can remember living in the housing projects and being broke like it was yesterday.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenny-troutt/i-can-remember-living-in-the-housing-projects-and-being-broke-like-it/)

[Kenny Troutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenny-troutt/)

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> [“Brownsville has a greater concentration of public housing projects than anywhere in the United States.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kay-s-hymowitz/brownsville-has-a-greater-concentration-of-public-housing-projects/)

[Kay S. Hymowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kay-s-hymowitz/)

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> [I'm from the housing projects, where people can't afford $150 shoes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephon-marbury/i-m-from-the-housing-projects-where-people-can-t-afford-150-shoes/)

[Stephon Marbury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephon-marbury/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0de/stephon-marbury-4592_afford_i-m-from-the-housing-projects-where-peop_792687.jpg)

> [The youngsters who live in housing projects are some of the most talented and nicest kids you'll find anywhere. But they're right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-white/the-youngsters-who-live-in-housing-projects-are-some-of-the-most/)

[Jesse White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-white/)

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> [Many of the projects I'm most proud of are tall buildings, especially the housing projects. In New York I have two: one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i-m-pei/many-of-the-projects-i-m-most-proud-of-are-tall-buildings-especially/)

[I. M. Pei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/i-m-pei/)

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> [In the housing projects, people talked of ways to reduce crime, relieve overcrowding, and they were good ideas that we plan to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-byrne/in-the-housing-projects-people-talked-of-ways-to-reduce-crime-relieve/)

[Jane Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-byrne/)

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> [“Housing projects can seem like labyrinths to outsiders, as complicated and intimidating as a Moroccan bazaar. But we knew our way around.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/housing-projects-can-seem-like-labyrinths-to-outsiders-as-complicated/)

[Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/236/jay-z-713_housing_housing-projects-can-seem-like-labyrinth_288659.png)

> [“Housing projects are a great metaphor for the government's relationship to poor folks: these huge islands built mostly in the middle of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/housing-projects-are-a-great-metaphor-for-the-government-s/)

[Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc2/jay-z-713_housing_housing-projects-are-a-great-metaphor-fo_2153768.jpg)

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