It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, so long as it catches mice.
Deng Xiaoping

Keep a cool head and maintain a low profile. Never take the lead - but aim to do something big.
Deng Xiaoping

Let some people get rich first.
Deng Xiaoping

Poverty is not socialism. To be rich is glorious.
Deng Xiaoping

Reform is China's second revolution.
Deng Xiaoping

Seek truth from facts.
Deng Xiaoping

The minority yields to the majority!
Deng Xiaoping

The United States brags about its political system, but the President says one thing during the election, something else when he takes office, something else at midterm and something else when he leaves.
Deng Xiaoping

To get rich is glorious.
Deng Xiaoping

When our thousands of Chinese students abroad return home, you will see how China will transform itself.
Deng Xiaoping


Young leading cadres have risen up by helicopter. They should really rise step by step.
Deng Xiaoping