Athol Fugard

What I quickly discovered is that our so-called new South Africa has as much material for a story-teller as the old one. The landscape hasn't really changed. Who is in power now is different to who was in power then, but the squatter camps grow like cancer, the rich get richer, the poor get poorer.

South African Playwright

Til Schweiger

I knew some people at my school who were squatters, and my younger brother was a squatter. I knew those guys: those were the people who said the Russians were the good guys and the Americans were bad. But I was the guy who went to the disco.

German Director

Grant Shapps

Our reasons for criminalising squatting are crystal clear - we want to protect the rights of regular hard-working homeowners against the damage squatters can inflict on their homes, and the distress this causes in their lives.

British Politician

Al Lewis

I think people need housing. And there's empty buildings, I think people should live in there. If you want to call them squatters, trespassers, hey, I call Wall Street thieves!

American Actor

Mona Eltahawy

Good riddance, Bin Laden - an unwelcome squatter in the house of my religion who tore down all the walls and was prepared to throw them on a fire to keep himself warm.

Egyptian Journalist

Stewart Brand

There's no unemployment in squatter cities. Everyone works. One-sixth of humanity is there. It's soon going to be more than that.

American Author

Jeannette Walls

When I was first getting out of college, Mom said, 'You ought to become a squatter.' I'm like, 'Forget it!

American Writer

Cristela Alonzo

The first eight years of my life, we lived in an abandoned diner - we were basically squatters.

American Comedian

Squatters may face legal action for occupying a property without rights, reflecting negative connotations.

Legal Consequences

The term 'squatter' often implies the person is there illegally, which can carry social stigma.

Negative Perception

'Squatter' doesn't necessarily mean poor; some choose this for political reasons or lifestyle.

Not Always Poor

Historically, 'squatter' referred to those who improved unused land, sometimes leading to legal ownership.

Historic Land Use

In Australia, squatters are an important part of colonial history, not considered illegal.

Australian Origins

The term also implies pastoral activities, like sheep or cattle raising on large tracts of land.

Pastoral Ventures

 like Shanghai but most go to the squatter cities where aesthetics rule. And these are not really a people oppressed by poverty. They're people getting out of poverty as fast as they can. They're the dominant builders and to a large extent, the dominant designers. They have home-brewed infrastructure and vibrant urban life.

Stewart Brand: Why...

 As you go around these places there's plenty of aesthetics. There is plenty going on. They are poor, but they are intensely urban. And they are intensely creative. The aggregate numbers now are that basically squatters, all one billion of them, are building the urban world,

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 The stuff that our modern consumerist carbon-powered culture makes us buy endlessly and often for no reason. Getting rid of people never hurts either. Roommates, family members, that old lady who's been in your living room for weeks. Who is she anyway? No squatters allowed.

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 and not just disposal but reuse. So let's start with the human user interface. I say, it doesn't matter if you're a washer or a wiper, a sitter or a squatter, the human user interface should be clean and easy to use, because after all,

Francis de los Reyes:...

 down a rogue squatter we have a subject that has been causing some disturbances lately squatting at various properties around town he made a threat to the store owner yesterday that he was going to kill him the school was on lockdown

Chasing Big Foot PIPE...

 which is one of the largest squatter communities in Istanbul. They are what I consider to be the cities of tomorrow, the new urban world. Now, why do I say that? To tell you about that I have to talk about this fellow here,

Robert Neuwirth: The...

 were not fit to take care of our own wildlife. And so people who had lived alongside wildlife for generations were removed from their ancestral lands and called new names. Poachers, encroachers, squatters.

Why Africa Needs...

 secondary vehicle inspection takes place inside a secured area at the port of entry fencing and gates prevent cartels squatters and others from looking on we start going in the area where the dog

The Unexpected Smuggler...

 three out of four people lived in squatter areas. You probably don't even know what is a squatter area, but in those days, it was just all over town.