Tony Abbott Quotes

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

We cannot just say there is a homelessness crisis in San Francisco and continue moving at our normal pace.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

I came to the realization of how essential a role housing plays in the lives of the poor.

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.

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.

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.

Homelessness is an issue close to my heart.

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.

No one should be richer than a ten millionaire and no one should be without a home.

If we provide 400 new beds, we get 400 new tramps.

Without a home there can be no good citizen.

People who are homeless are not social inadequates. They are people without homes.

I am not looking for people to be more kind to the homeless; I want to put an end to homelessness.

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

I see this rise in rough sleeping and homelessness - in one of the wealthiest cities in the world - as a growing source of shame. And as Londoners, as a city, and as a country, I believe we have a moral duty to tackle it head-on.