America Quote by Matthew Desmond

I left college with a deep sense that I needed to understand poverty more.

— Matthew Desmond

Even growing up the way I did, I was shocked by the level of poverty I saw as a college student. I thought the…

— Matthew Desmond

Homelessness is an issue close to my heart.

— Tyra Banks

I've been homeless on a few occasions.

— Jay Electronica

A random group of homeless people under a bridge would be far more intellectually sound and principled than anything I've encountered at the university…

— Ward Churchill

For me, I grew up in a house doing charity work for homeless people, and my parents had a lot of homeless friends. We…

— Shenae Grimes

Homelessness is like public education - something that for far too long we haven't put the resources or love or attention to.

— Eric Garcetti

When I recently spent a night at a homeless shelter, I was dismayed that members of the middle class had moved in and that…

— Jackie Speier

A lot of communities pretend they don't have homeless and just ignore them or try to make them go away.

— Alexandra C. Pelosi

When I was confronted with just the bare facts of poverty and inequality in America, it always disturbed and confused me.

— Matthew Desmond

People have suggested that perhaps we are too affluent to be telling this story, which is amazing to me because then I wonder what…

— Paul Bettany

The parts of life that drive me are getting that homeless person off the street and helping people receive the education they deserve. I…

— Booker T