The challenges that the homeless face aren’t dissimilar to those in developing countries. – Leila Janah
Live television invites a lot of comic relief, and I’ve definitely had my share. I got tongue-twisted on the word ‘prevalent’ once; had a homeless man accost me during a segment; and got my mic snagged off when a congressional staffer barged into my frame. – Kayla Tausche
Was I always going to be here? No I was not. I was going to be homeless at one time, a taxi driver, truck driver, or any kind of job that would get me a crust of bread. You never know what’s going to happen. – Morgan Freeman
Starbucks is the last public space with chairs. It’s a shower for homeless people. And it’s a place you can write all day. The baristas don’t glare at you. They don’t even look at you. – Mike Birbiglia
Scott Hall is a great wrestler, a better friend, but more than anything a very caring human being. Scott never passed a homeless person or someone in need without opening his wallet. This is a guy that has the first two nickels he ever made. – Kevin Nash
We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty. – Mother Teresa
My uncle was the first brown person to have a market stall on Petticoat Lane in the 1960s. He worked his way up from the street. He was homeless, but eventually he got a car so he could sell from the boot. And by the 1980s, he was a millionaire wholesaling to companies like Topshop. So in a way, fashion put me in England. – M.I.A.
Musically, New York is a big influence on me. Walk down the street for five minutes and you’ll hear homeless punk rockers, people playing Caribbean music and reggae, sacred Islamic music and Latino music, so many different types of music. – Moby
When I was really young. My sister and I would create different characters with our Barbie dolls – I’d be the crazy diva Barbie and she’d be the homeless Barbie. – Jordana Brewster
People complain about the rich-and-poor divide. It’s crazy, no doubt about it. But what gets me is that today, a billionaire or head of state on their smartphone has the same direct access to information as a homeless person has on a smartphone – or a person in Bangladesh or Papua New Guinea. – Sebastian Thrun
What we have found in this country, and maybe we’re more aware of it now, is one problem that we’ve had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless, you might say, by choice. – Ronald Reagan
Any eyes on me – a late-night street sweeper, some dude texting in his parked car, the homeless guy talking to himself – make me feel uncomfortable when I skate. Everyone expects me to do certain things. – Rodney Mullen
No one is asking what happened to all the homeless. No one cares, because it’s easier to get on the subway and not be accosted. – Richard Linklater
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
Adversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger. – Philip Emeagwali
I’ve worked with homeless kids, kids in foster care, and I’ve never met a kid who couldn’t be reached. – Vanessa Diffenbaugh
I knew when I was 6. I just knew it; I didn’t care about nothing else. If I didn’t make it in this world, I would probably be homeless. I gave myself that little to fall back on. – Shawn Wayans
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 at a warehouse, I couldn’t get a job at Baskin Robbins, I couldn’t get a job anywhere. – T. J. Perkins
After-school tutoring programs, care for the elderly, shelters for the homeless, disaster relief work, and a variety of other services would all benefit from government funding. – Tony Campolo
What shocks me is that so many people leave care and become homeless, and when you’re homeless you get into crime, prostitution and drugs, and it is a vicious circle. That’s what we need to change. – Samantha Morton
I’d been in Sacramento a day and already noticed the pervasiveness of its homeless problem. The city seemed like California without the masks or pretense: a place where dreams were occasionally made but mostly torn apart. – Tom Bissell
Understand who you are, so that you can be the same, whether you’re talking to a homeless person or the president of the United States. You’re the same person. – Stedman Graham
I was homeless for a little bit. I was on people’s couches, but it was an amazing journey. I got to make people laugh all the way. – Sherri Shepherd
I knew a homeless guy who’d give all the copper coins that people gave him to charity. So I think there’s something that makes us want to give. For me, it’s quite a selfish luxury: you feel enlivened, deepened and self-nurtured by generosity. – Tamsin Greig
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 say, there was no second date. – Sarah Wynter