Homeless Quotes

“In a culture where the brain is considered the center of consciousness, an unraveling brain is an unraveling self. To let the mentally unstable live in our midst is to face the fearful fragility of the ego. So we whisper our fears over their heads, driving them into the wilderness of the streets or locking them away where they can’t be seen. We let them pale into husks of
human beings, cut off from the mutual blood of society. Sometimes we toss them a coin; it’s a small price to pay for the relief of looking away.”
― Sondra Charbadze, The Sea Once Swallowed Me: A Memoir of Love, Solitude, and the Limits of Language

“Don’t tell the wealthy that the nightly humming they hear in order to sleep is made possible from the distant wheels of a midnight cart being rolled by a man who dreams of a bed.”
― Karl Kristian Flores, The Goodbye Song

“My top priority when I buy a car is I must be able to live in it.”
― Steven Magee

“In conversation with some coworkers today, one of them said that homeless people should have to work for their meals just like the rest of us.
I said, "Okay, I know a man who is homeless. He'd be happy to work. He's got a business degree. He would be happy to come clean your house, do your yard work, or help you with your filing, walk your dogs, babysit your kids, or just about any office job. What time tomorrow should he come see you?"
They all just looked at me.
I said, "Mind you, he's homeless, so he hasn't showered in a while and the only clothes he has are the ones on his back because he lost all his stuff last week when he got picked up for vagrancy and they wouldn't let him go back for his bag. It would be a few weeks before what you are paying him is enough to get shelter and such."
And still they stared at me.
I finished, "See? It isn't that easy. He can't get a job because he 's homeless with no access to hot water or clean clothes. He can't get access to shelter, hot water or clean clothes without a job. You want him to work for his meals? Give him a hand out of the vicious circle. Stop pretending that all he has to do is get a job.”
― Natalie J Case

“All too often, food is given to a poor person only because the giver is too lazy to go to the dustbin, or to look for one.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Appearances can be deceiving: Some of those who own the most expensive homes look homeless.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Homelessness: We live in a culture that prefers to have a blind eye to this troubling epidemic.”
― Asa Don Brown

“We know that those suffering from severe mental health issues and poverty are less likely to seek-out quality mental health services.”
― Asa Don Brown

“The pandemic has created a new wave of homelessness and we are not prepared for the consequences of this looming tsunami.”
― Asa Don Brown

“Recent research has shown that traffickers are no longer just kidnapping individuals off of the street, but they are now employing new tactics to find their potential victims.”
― Asa Don Brown

“You are never homeless with a tent and a sleeping bag.”
― Steven Magee

“Glad to see word reached you. I forgot my phone and somehow throwing pebbles at random windows seemed like a losing strategy."

"My roommate thinks I'm running drugs," said Dee flatly. "And that you're my dealer."

James blinked. "At least she thought I looked enterprising."

"She said you looked homeless."

James straightened the sleeves of his orange leather jacket. "It's vintage”
― Emily Lloyd-Jones, The Hearts We Sold

“There was a time when love filled his heart, but no more. Once Sam had sought enlightenment and thought he'd found its path on an Ashram outside Los Angeles. Once Sam had a teacher in whom he believed without reservation, who had helped him discover the inner resonances of the divine within himself. Sam had read that one could become a completely God-realized being and was awed and inspired by this perfection he saw in his teacher. As Sam progressed, his guru became more than his teacher, he became his beloved friend. Sam grew in stature and recognition in the community of spiritual seekers gathered about the guru. Sam's utter admiration made the truth more painful still when he discovered that advancement within the order was not by merit alone but that several of the higher ranking members had been conferred their status in exchange for sexual favors and that the donations made to the center went first and foremost toward the material enrichment of the leader. Life for Sam then lost its reason. He had no faith in any human being not even himself. He certainly had no faith left for the merciful and benevolent God that allowed his loving devotee to fall into the hands of such a charlatan. Sam was deeply disillusioned and heartbroken. He walked out of the center that day with no possessions, no money, no beliefs. His great spiritual quest had brought him here to New York, a homeless man living in a makeshift shanty under the overpass of the Long Island Expressway. Sam was numb inside. He did not think about his guru; he could not bear to think about the guru. Therefore, he hid his great pain deep inside himself.”
― Laurence Galian, The Sun at Midnight: The Revealed Mysteries of the Ahlul Bayt Sufis

“Most of the time, when a bum on the street asks you for money, it’s not too hard to just walk away, but these fun guys, with their jokes, banjos and cute animals, they make it impossible to dismiss them. It makes me wonder what they know that I don’t.”
― Rasmenia Massoud, Tied Within

“I am not homeless for my father created the home and I know how to find my home - John 14:6.”
― Sterry Ks, HOPE

“The upliftment of the ill-treated must come first, only then can we call ourselves human.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Neden Türk: The Gospel of Secularism

“Please remember, these homeless or long-term unemployed people were not born this way, they had an accident that brought them to where they are today. Allow them to one day tell the story of this perfect stranger who changed their life without asking for anything in return.”
― Hamza Zaouali, The 30-Day Job Search: Supercharge your Resume, Renew your Motivation, Secure & Succeed at more Job Interviews, and Negotiate your Salary like a Pro!

“The real invisibles of this world are not the fabricated beings of the human mind like angels and demons, but the homeless of the dirty streets!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Because of things such as disease and poverty, some animals, which are already dead, smell way less unpleasantly than some people, who are still alive.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Co Ci to kurwa przeszkadza gówniarzu?Wypierdalaj stąd.”
― Żul FBI

“Believe it or not, the greatest way of reaching the heavens, is by feeding those who sleep under the stars.”
― Monaristw

“Another day is just a homelessness person's dream”
― Anthony T. Hincks

“There is something worse than being homeless: Having to live in an unhappy home!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“One of the best experiences of my life came out of one of the worst experiences.”
― Steven Magee

“We are all homeless in a world full of greed.”
― Anthony T. Hincks

“The damage done by colonial powers to the heritage of conquered peoples is irreversible; yet racial memory is a collective storehouse that time and history cannot eradicate.”
― Ahmed Ali, Twilight in Delhi

“Throwing food away is all too often a roundabout way of throwing food to a poor person.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Adrian lifted his head and searched my eyes.
"I mean it." I nodded. "It's difficult to explain, but you're my home. I'll do my best to never lose it.”
― Cara Dee, Home

“Thank you."
"For what?"
For being the one I called my pseudo dad to talk about. For giving me more than I could ever dream of. For turning a homeless guy into someone who looked forward to waking up in the morning. For becoming my home. Take your pick.
"For everything, Teach.”
― Cara Dee, Home

“Thank you."
"For what?"
For being the one I called my pseudo dad to talk about.
For giving me more than I could ever dream of.
For turning a homeless guy into someone who looked forward to waking up in the morning.
For becoming my home.
Take your pick.
"For everything, Teach.”
― Cara Dee, Home