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Homeless Quotes

Honest words from people who lived through homelessness.

These quotes come from people who experienced homelessness firsthand, from a difficult childhood to nights spent on borrowed couches before things turned around. The theme connects with Hope Quotes.

10

I was born and raised in the ghetto, on welfare, two minutes from homeless.

Quotes by will.i.am

9

I've worked with homeless kids, kids in foster care, and I've never met a kid who couldn't be reached.

Quotes by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

8

If I end up homeless and penniless because of a shift in my behavior about sharing what's come to me, bring it on.

Quotes by Tom Shadyac

7

I didn't want wrestling anymore; I wanted to not want it. But I couldn't get a job anywhere, which was part of the reason I was homeless. I couldn't get a job pumping gas. I couldn't get a job working...

Quotes by T. J. Perkins

Family Quotes

6

I might be living in a cardboard box under a freeway overpass, homeless, but I won't be silenced.

Quotes by Stormy Daniels

5

At the time me and X met, we weren't homeless, but we were basically homeless.

Quotes by Ski Mask the Slump God

4

I had never even heard of the term 'hidden homeless' before... It's not just Orlando and Kissimmee. It's a national issue; it's a national problem.

Quotes by Sean Baker

3

I notice how well or badly a guy treats a waiter, or whether he's kind to some people and not to others. One guy I was with actually yelled, 'Get out of my face!' at a homeless man. Needless to...

Quotes by Sarah Wynter

2

I told myself when I was broke and homeless that my biggest goal was just to have a house. That goal was achieved. I'm just really, really lucky.

Quotes by Rosa Salazar

Hope Quotes

1

The biggest misconception about the homeless is that they got themselves in the mess - let them get themselves out. Many people think they are simply lazy. I urge those to make a friend at a local mission and find...

Quotes by Ron Hall

Others speak to working with homeless children and the belief that every kid can be reached with the right support. For more on rebuilding stability, see Family Quotes or the related Homeless Prayers.