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.

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

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

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

... We are in a system that doesn't give a rap about sacredness.

Music conveys to us itself!

As we grow and progress in life, a lot of things and people need to be left behind. Not for malice but as a necessity!

Value is the unseen reflection in the mirror. If you don't see it, neither will anyone else.

Joy is something we can’t manufacture. Joy happens to us not because of us.

Imagination should be used, not to escape reality but to create it.

There's no downside to traveling the world and making money. I'm doing something I love. A lot of people have sucky jobs, but I have a good one, and I'm not trying to lose it any time soon.

Keep good relations with the Grecians.

I like movies about women behaving badly, because women behave badly just like men, and we're not always adorable and cute about it.

I want to make sure that all kids get a good education and enjoy what they learn