It is essential to link enterprises on the basis of objective laws of a socialist economy and legal system.

The rich man's dog gets more in the way of vaccination, medicine and medical care than do the workers upon whom the rich man's wealth is built.

Solidarity is not an act of charity, but mutual aid between forces fighting for the same objective.

Idleness leads to relaxation, sooner or later bringing about ideological and material corruption, accompanied by lack of discipline, anarchy chaos and defeat.

The state must be the first to be organized and totally committed to serving the interests of the people.

Personalities and fame pass; the revolution must remain.

Salaries and wages must reflect the reality of the enterprise's economic performance; deviations from the planned performance should be reflected in pay.

Unity and victory are synonymous.

There are more than 200,000 people in Maputo who are nothing more than parasites.

The state, the state apparatus, is not an abstraction.

All people like to be praised as it boosts their self-esteem, keeps them motivated and happy but it also pushes them into the abyss of sham, which is propelled by hypocrisy and sycophancy.

The public character of every public servant is legitimate subject of discussion, and his fitness or unfitness for office may be fairly canvassed by any person.

I usually like to get people in because I don't have a band or anything. In cities where I have friends, I try to get them to come out and dance for me.

I think control is the wrong word. I would put it this way. You see a lovely girl across a crowded room and you walk toward her with hope in your mind. That's the way [my] pictures are made.

The American crow is at an all-time low of 82 birds. Others hit by the West Nile, like the black-capped chickadee, have rebounded.

Nothing is more important for teaching us to understand the concepts we have than to construct fictitious ones.

There is more here than meets the eye.

"Well, I'm supposed to be crazy, right?" [...] "And there isn't much I wouldn't do for you. The stupider, the better."

I'm an English boy. I played a lot of sports growing up, but I never had any kind of workout regimen.

The world thinks that music is a commercial commodity. I'm glad that is not my code.