Family Quote by Layla Moran

Some people think you've chosen to sleep on the street. People don't choose to lose their jobs or suffer from mental health problems. The…

— James Bowen

People are not homeless if they're sleeping in the streets of their own hometowns.

— Dan Quayle

We can find any number of ways to criminalise begging, but when we do so, aren't we attacking the problem from entirely the wrong…

— Dawn Foster

Focusing only on street homelessness is resource-intensive, and acts after the rough sleeper has already endured significant hardship and trauma. Acting before people are…

— Dawn Foster

I want to be clear: We can address safety and livability issues head-on without criminalizing homelessness. After all, people living on our streets are…

— Ted Wheeler

I wasn't sleeping on the streets at night. Of course, there were a lot of good people sleeping in the streets. They weren't fools,…

— Charles Bukowski

Living and working in the centre of a city, one cannot but be affected by the sight of the homeless on the streets. They…

— Basil Hume

It should be obvious that banning begging or criminalising rough sleeping will do little to combat homelessness.

— Dawn Foster

Homelessness can be complex, and some rough sleepers will refuse help when living on the street becomes entrenched. But fining people, confiscating tents, and…

— Dawn Foster

Landlords grow rich in their sleep without working, risking or economising

— John Stuart Mill

There is no single cause of homelessness, and vulnerable people, those with mental health problems and addictions for example, need support not punishment.

— Layla Moran

Most homeless kids are on the streets because they have been forced by circumstances that cause them to think that they are safer there…

— Jewel