Homelessness Quotes - Page 3

• Homelessness is a part of our American system. There should be nothing wrong with this condition as long as the individual is not sentenced to unnecessary suffering and punishment.

  Jerzy Kosinski

  Punishment, Usa, Long

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• Even in the depths of sleep, in which he had to satisfy his need for protection and love by curling himself up into a trembling ball, he could not rid himself of the feeling of loneliness and homelessness.

  Bruno Schulz

  Loneliness, Sleep, Feelings

  Bruno Schulz, Jonathan Safran Foer, David Goldfarb (2008). “The street of crocodiles and other stories”, Penguin Classics

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• I don't think anybody's had the confidence that we'd ever be able to make a dent in homelessness. We've just come to accept that we manage homelessness, that we try to make it less bad, but we never make it better.

  John Carlos Frey

  Thinking, Trying, Able

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• Illegitimacy is the single most important social problem of our time - more important than crime, drugs, poverty, illiteracy, welfare or homelessness because it drives everything else.

  Charles A. Murray

  Drug, Important, Poverty

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• The artistic reward for refuting the received national tradition is liberation. The price is homelessness. Interior exile.

  C.D. Wright

  Rewards, Artistic, Tradition

  C.D. Wright (2012). “Cooling Time: An American Poetry Vigil”, p.39, Copper Canyon Press

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• I've said that, that I've felt like as Christians and particularly even as Republicans, we needed to address issues that touched the broader perspective, and that included disease, hunger, poverty, homelessness, the environment.

  Mike Huckabee

  Christian, Hunger Poverty, Issues

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• I am convinced that imprisonment is a way of pretending to solve the problem of crime. It does nothing for the victims of crime, but perpetuates the idea of retribution, thus maintaining the endless cycle of violence in our culture. It is a cruel and useless substitute for the elimination of those conditions--poverty, unemployment, homelessness, desperation, racism, greed--which are at the root of most punished crime. The crimes of the rich and powerful go mostly unpunished.

  Howard Zinn

  Powerful, Ideas, Roots

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• I will check the internet for at least an hour every morning scanning worldwide news to do with child abuse. So if you're constantly putting yourself in an environment where you're checking up on social economics or homelessness problems, if you keep yourself aware of it, you don't really have a day off.

  Samantha Morton

  Morning, Children, Abuse

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• The public thinks that homelessness is about not having any accommodation to go to.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Thinking, Accommodations

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• Philosophy is transcendental homelessness; it is the urge to be at home everywhere

  Gyorgy Lukacs

  Philosophy, Home, Transcendental

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• Over the years I’ve worked with countless women who have inspired me with their stories. Beyond makeup, we’ve talked about life-altering events. Everything from the joy of being a new mom to dealing with homelessness and divorce. With each conversation, these women have shown that when you have the will and the heart, almost anything is possible—and that’s what Pretty Powerful is all about.

  Bobbi Brown

  Mom, Powerful, Heart

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• There are places in America that have not just protected middle-class neighborhoods but reduced homelessness. Even places like Houston have been able to reduce homelessness among veterans. It's a pretty shameful situation.

  Cleve Jones

  Class, America, Houston

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• I've teamed up with PetSmart Charities to celebrate the five million homeless pets who've found homes through their in-store adoption centers, and to spread the word about how we can work together to save millions more pets' lives and, ultimately, end pet homelessness.

  Josh Duhamel

  Home, Adoption, Pet

  "Saving Pets’ Lives Starts With Adoption" by Josh Duhamel, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 12, 2012.

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• In a normal family, surprise means presents, cake and a party. My family, surprise means homelessness, abandonment and destruction of private property. Sometimes we have cake. We're not losers.

  Christopher Titus

  Party, Mean, Cake

  "Titus / The Surprise Party". www.imdb.com. 2000.

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• Household life is crowded and dusty; life gone forth is wide open... Suppose I shave off my hair and beard, put on the ochre robe, and go forth from the home life into homelessness.

  Gautama Buddha

  Home, Hair, Gone

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• I care about a lot of issues. I care about libraries, I care about healthcare, I care about homelessness and unemployment. I care about net neutrality and the steady erosion of our liberties both online and off. I care about the rich/poor divide and the rise of corporate business.

  Sara Sheridan

  Erosion, Issues, Liberty

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• I wasn't going to have enough money to pay for a Good Lifestyle, which meant I'd feel ashamed, which meant I'd get depressed, and that was the big one because I knew what that did to me: it made it so I wouldn't get out of bed, which led to the ultimate thing—homelessness. If you can't get out of bed for long enough, people come and take your bed away.

  Ned Vizzini

  Long, People, Bed

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• Homelessness came into being because liberal policy makers embraced a series of foolish ideas.

  Mona Charen

  Ideas, Foolish, Makers

  Mona Charen (2006). “Do-Gooders: How Liberals Hurt Those They Claim to Help and the Rest of Us”, Sentinel

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• I'm a deeply privileged person. I have a safe, comfortable life, and there's very little at risk for me. I'm not going to get disowned by my family for talking about having an abortion, and I'm not risking my job or homelessness by saying something controversial that my employer might not like. I have this gift of stability and it feels obligatory to use that to make the world better in whatever small ways I can. It's incredibly fulfilling. Even helping one person feel a little bit better is really important to me and makes me feel like my life means something.

  Lindy West

  Mean, Abortion, Risk

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• For 30 years I have used my platform in provocative ways to encourage a healthy dialogue about important issues, including HIV/AIDS, war, and homelessness. I'm well aware of the risks that come with this approach, and if this encourages further awareness and discussion about critical issues then all-the-better.

  Kenneth Cole

  War, Years, Issues

  "Kenneth Cole in hot water again over Syria-related tweet". www.today.com. September 6, 2013.

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• There are five issues that make a fist of a hand that can knock America out cold. They're lack of jobs, obesity, diabetes, homelessness, and lack of good education.

  will.i.am

  Jobs, Issues, Hands

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

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• By adopting a wonderful mutt, you'll save a life and help reduce animal homelessness while also boosting your chances of a more robust new furry friend, as mixed-breed dogs have demonstrated better health and longer life spans than their purebred cousins.

  Ingrid Newkirk

  Dog, Cousin, Animal

  "What the AKC Won’t Tell You About Its Top 10 Breeds" by Ingrid Newkirk, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 6, 2013.

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• I think our former first lady said it last month in one of her first speeches since leaving the White House, I think I'm getting the quote nearly right- "Who could possibly be against feeding children wholesome, good food?" Well, it turns out there are people who are against feeding children wholesome good food and there are people who are against solving our homelessness problem, they're against solving our food security issues and by and along political lines.

  Andrew Zimmern

  Children, Thinking, People

  Source: nyc.brightestyoungthings.com

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• The beginning point at both conferences must be that everything is a woman's issue. That means racism in a woman's issue, just as is anti-Semitism, Palestinian homelessness, rural development, ecology, the persecution of lesbians, and the exploitative practices of global corporations.

  Charlotte Bunch

  Mean, Practice, Issues

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• You have extreme poverty and high crime and you have to admit that the governance of the Kabul regime has been poor and has been losing its popular legitimacy. You have a corrupt police force, not to mention homelessness, joblessness. The problems are huge.

  Khaled Hosseini

  Police, Kabul, Poverty

  "Web Exclusive Interview: Kite Runner author Khaled Hosseini to Speak on Refugee Crisis at Event in Lafayette". Interview with Peter Crooks, www.diablomag.com. April 25, 2009.

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