Homeless Quotes - Page 3

• Jesus experienced homelessness at Christmas so that we could experience a love we could never lose.

  Timothy Keller

  Jesus, Homelessness, Loses

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• Sleep, to the homeless thou art home; the friendless find in thee a friend

  Ebenezer Elliott

  Art, Home, Sleep

  Ebenezer Elliott (1835). “Kerhonah ; The Vernal Walk ; Win Hill: And Other Poems”, p.77

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• What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inspirational, Peace, War

  Non-Violence in Peace and War (1942) vol. 1, ch. 142

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• In Illinois, community, migrant, homeless and public housing health centers operate 268 primary care sites and serve close to 1 million patients every year.

  Jan Schakowsky

  Illinois, Years, Community

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• ...these things become the norm: that some homeless people die of cold on the streets is not news. In contrast, a ten point drop on the stock markets of some cities, is a tragedy. A person dying is not news, but if the stock markets drop ten points it is a tragedy! Thus people are disposed of, as if they were trash.

  Pope Francis

  Cities, People, Justice

  "Pope Francis On World Environment Day Speaks Of Food Waste, Lack Of Attention To Needs Of Poor", www.huffingtonpost.com. June 5, 2013.

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• A strong economy causes an increase in the demand for housing; the increased demand for housing drives real-estate prices and rentals through the roof. And then affordable housing becomes completely inaccessible.

  William Baldwin

  Strong, Real, Affordable Housing

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• In today's climate in our country, which is sickened with the pollution of pollution, threatened with the prominence of AIDS, riddled with burgeoning racism, rife with growing huddles of the homeless, we need art and we need art in all forms. We need all methods of art to be present, everywhere present, and all the time present.

  Maya Angelou

  Country, Time, Art

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• Poor America, of what avail is all her wealth, if the individuals comprising the nation are wretchedly poor? If they live in squalor, in filth, in crime, with hope and joy gone, a homeless, soulless army of human prey.

  Emma Goldman

  Army, America, Joy

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• I've been homeless. I've worked at 7-Eleven.

  Dennis Rodman

  Basketball, Eleven

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• I lived rough, by my wits, was homeless, lived on the streets, lived on friends' floors, was happy, was miserable.

  Ben Okri

  Miserable, Wit, Rough

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• Clearly, there are a thousand and one scenarios for how someone can slip through the cracks. I'll walk down the street and see a homeless person, and I'll want to stop them and say, How did this happen? Where's your mother? Are you physically ill? Mentally ill?

  William Baldwin

  Mother, Cracks, Want

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• I spent a lot of time at the New York Public Library, the main branch. I was one of those people. If you ever spend a good amount of time there, you realize there are people who spend the entire day there. They're bookish homeless people.

  Lisa Yuskavage

  New York, People, Library

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• I cannot forgive a scholar his homeless despondency.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Forgiving, Despondency, Scholar

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.2786, Delphi Classics

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• Shelter Network's programs and services are a rainbow in the clouds for homeless children and adults.

  Maya Angelou

  Children, Clouds, Rainbow

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• The average family earning minimum wage spends 141 percent of their income struggling to meet basic needs - food, shelter, clothing.

  Sherrod Brown

  Struggle, Average, Income

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• You know, if I listened to Michael Dukakis long enough, I would be convinced we're in an economic downturn and people are homeless and going without food and medical attention and that we've got to do something about the unemployed.

  Ronald Reagan

  Long, People, Politics

  "Ronald Reagan".

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• I'm still working, I've got two arms, two legs, two gorgeous kids, a lovely wife. Fifteen years ago, I was homeless. So when you think about it, I'm lucky.

  Ian Hart

  Kids, Thinking, Years

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Adversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger.

  Philip Emeagwali

  Adversity, People, Stronger

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• I was able to do The Saint of Fort Washington, on the relationship between two homeless men.

  Danny Glover

  Men, Two, Saint

  Interview with Sarah van Gelder, www.yesmagazine.org. March 31, 2001.

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• When I was living in New York and didn't have a penny to my name, I would walk around the streets and occasionally I would see an alcove or something. And I'd think, that'll be good, that'll be a good spot for me when I'm homeless.

  Larry David

  New York, Thinking, Names

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I was planning on my future as a homeless person. I had a really good spot picked out.

  Larry David

  Planning, Spots, My Future

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• We've gotten involved in cat rescue we take them in and find homes for them. I've always loved cats. I saw how homeless cats were living out there. We take them in, put out flyers.

  Greg Ginn

  Home, Cat, Saws

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• Every homeless puppy and kitten was born to parents who weren't spayed or neutered. I'm proud to support PETA's work to prevent animal homelessness.

  Kevin Nealon

  Animal, Support, Parent

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• Public housing is more than just a place to live, public housing programs should provide opportunities to residents and their families.

  Carolyn McCarthy

  Opportunity, Program, Residents

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• You never know what's going to happen with television these days.

  Patrick Warburton

  Television, Never Say Never, Aerosmith

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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