Quote by Harry Connick, Jr.

There are more than 300,000 families in the Gulf region that lost their homes and are waiting for peace of mind. The hurricane exposed the sad reality of poverty in America. We saw, in all its horrific detail, the vulnerabilities of living in inadequate housing and the heartbreak of losing one's home.

There are more than 300,000 families in the Gulf region that

Summary

This quote emphasizes the unfortunate reality and aftermath of a hurricane in the Gulf region. With over 300,000 families losing their homes, it illustrates the devastating impact of such natural disasters. The quote further highlights the issue of poverty in America, as it becomes starkly evident through the vulnerabilities exposed by inadequate housing and the heartbreak that comes from losing a place to call home. Ultimately, it serves as a reminder of the urgent need for support and solutions to address the housing crisis and bring peace of mind to these affected families.

Topics

Home

By Harry Connick, Jr.

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these

And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward

Truth

The worst is not So long as we can say, This is the worst.

The worst is not So long as we can say, This is the worst.

William Shakespeare

Insist on yourself never imitate. Your own gift you can pres

Insist on yourself never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation but of the adopted talent of another you have only an extemporaneous half possession... Do that which is assigned to you, and you cannot hope too much or dare too much.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The number of people who believe a thing has no bearing upon

The number of people who believe a thing has no bearing upon its truth.

Truth Belief

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

Art

The Lord is my shepherdI shall not want him for longHe maket

The Lord is my shepherdI shall not want him for longHe maketh me to lie down in green pasturesand there are no green pasturesHe leadeth me beside still watersand still waters run deep

Ernest Hemingway

Prayer Neothomist Poem The Lord Is My Shepherd The Lord S Prayer The Lords Prayer

I pray Thee, O God, that I may be beautiful within.

I pray Thee, O God, that I may be beautiful within.

Love

At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in

At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.

Life

When I told my doctor I couldn't afford an operation, he off

When I told my doctor I couldn't afford an operation, he offered to touch-up my X-rays.

Medical

The great thing is the start -- to see an opportunity for se

The great thing is the start -- to see an opportunity for service, and to start doing it, even though in the beginning you serve but a single customer -- and him for nothing.

Action(s)

No nation ever taxed itself into prosperity.

No nation ever taxed itself into prosperity.

Taxation

When I write down my thoughts, they do not escape me. This a

When I write down my thoughts, they do not escape me. This action makes me remember my strength which I forget at all times. I educate myself proportionately to my captured thought. I aim only to distinguish the contradiction between my mind and nothingness.

Isidore Ducasse Lautreamont

Strength