"We are all responsible. The inequities, the phenomena of exclusion, the conditions of misery which exist in our country are everybody’s responsibility."
Agência LUSA, 06-10-11
"My basic school was 25 kilometres away from my home and I went there every day at six in the morning. That is where it all started for me. It was school that gave me everything."
Agência LUSA, 06-10-11
"The school has a crucial role in inclusiveness and is fundamental for the building of an inclusive society. This is the starting place for equal opportunities."
Agência LUSA, 06-10-11
"[At the “O Ninho” (The Nest) Association] I heard terribly harsh and truly shocking reports (…) It was one of the harshest reports I ever heard in my life (…) Their hope was that I left a word of encouragement to the others who are street walking in the Intendente or in Cais do Sodré or in other regions of the country, so that they would come round to meet the institutions."
Agência LUSA, 06-10-10
"I stated in my electoral campaign that I am against legitimizing prostitution and that I believe that such institutions should be bolstered and encouraged to be able to combat these perversions which some unscrupulous persons promote in relation to women."
Agência LUSA, 06-10-10
"There can be no tolerance for those who exploit women and make their living from prostitution. The case at issue is the respect for human beings, by human beings. We cannot become resigned over such a situation."
Agência LUSA, 06-10-10
"The role of social voluntary workers is not always known. They are deserving of my great appreciation and consideration."
Agência LUSA, 06-10-10
"It is pure masochism to repeatedly insist on that which is bad in our Country - which also exists in all other countries - and forget the meritorious work carried out by thousands and thousands of citizens."
Agência LUSA, 06-10-10
"I do not have the calling to be a blocking force. I believe that the Portuguese do not expect that from a President of the Republic. They expect that the President of the Republic endeavours to resolve definite issues. And as I stated in my electoral campaign, I strongly defend a fruitful cooperation between all the sovereign institutions. Now that I have been empowered, I will practice what I then said."
Agência LUSA, 06-10-10
"The routes which I am following aim to solve problems and not to engender problems for anybody."
Agência LUSA, 06-10-10
"We cannot abdicate from the fact that people want to live in happiness, but this must not happen at the cost of the happiness of the children."
Correio da Manhã, 14.07.2006
"Our children are the guarantors of the continuity and future prosperity of our society."
Diário do Minho, 13.07.2006
"We are witnessing an ever lower number of births and we are not sufficiently careful to deal decently with the most precious asset of society, and a society that does not deal decently with its children has no future."
O Primeiro de Janeiro, 13.07.2006
"Memory must not lead to oblivion. We must do all in our power to denounce situations and to try giving them the best possible answer."
Público, 14.07.2006
"We must not forget. We have to shatter the silence barrier which has covered, for a long time, the crimes committed in the bosom of the family. We have to show our shame!"
Público, 13.07.2006
"Domestic violence is a social disease which shames us and is frowned upon by Europe."
Correio da Manhã, 13.07.2006
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