London Breed Quotes

We cannot have homeless people in our society. It's just wrong.

We have come dangerously close to accepting the homeless situation as a problem that we just can't solve.

We just can't stop people from being homeless if that's their choice.

If people are expecting the mayor of Portland to solve the problem of homelessness they're going to be sorely disappointed and that's just the truth.

Homelessness is an issue close to my heart.

Some people say that rough sleeping has always existed and always will - that there is nothing that can be done to stop it. That is simply not true.

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.

The voters have been very clear that we need to address the homelessness and housing crisis that is affecting our City, and I remain focused on solving these issues.

The idea that squatting in some way offers a reasonable solution to the issue of homelessness is both false and cruel.

In San Francisco, we have long faced serious challenges in managing the crisis of homelessness on our streets.

I'm not so sure that people consider homelessness to be as important as, say, the Vietnam War. One should never even try to equate them because, of course, they're tragedies on both sides of the coin.

I'm one of those people when I see a homeless person on the street, I want to know their story. There's a reason they got there.

If I cannot address the issue of visible homelessness and abject poverty on the streets of this community, I will not get re-elected in four years.

The goal, being bold about it, is to stop homelessness in Manchester. I've been in this community for 11 years now - my wife Carla is from Manchester, the kids are Mancs, born and bred - so homelessness is not an issue we can shy away from.

It's one of these baffling things about the world we live in that there is still homelessness, and it's good that there are charities like Social Bite that go all out to help and make a difference.

It's almost impossible to get the outside world to take any notice of homelessness at all.

Homelessness isn't just an issue in San Francisco. It's an issue throughout California and up and down the West Coast. We need to support policies that address our twin troubles of housing affordability and homelessness at the state-level.

Chronically homeless means constantly homeless; it means repeatedly homeless.

To anyone who is homeless, I say, find a home.

There is no greater priority for the department whose name begins with 'housing' than dealing with houselessness .... We can do better than 1 million people sleeping in the streets.

A homeless veteran should not have to stand at a freeway exit with a cardboard sign. That's not okay.

New Yorkers want to be compassionate, and they want to live in a city where homeless people aren't stuffed into shelters, spilling out onto the streets. They also want a support system that works.

Is Portland worse off than other cities? Is Portland really 'Tent City U.S.A.?' I want to be clear: The answer is no. While the homeless situation in Portland is significant and unacceptable, it is not unique.

Although AmeriCorps is making a difference among its participants and the people they serve, we must address homelessness and the need for job training among our veterans.

As Secretary of Housing, I do have to express alarm, signal the alarm if you will, that the potential for homelessness to grow is there.