Quotes from Deng Xiaoping

To get rich is glorious.

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

In the past there were too many portraits of Chairman Mao in China. They were hung everywhere. That was not proper and it didn't really show respect for Chairman Mao.

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

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

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.

Yellow cat, black cat, as long as it catches mice, it is a good cat.

By following the concept of 'one country, two systems,' you don't swallow me up nor I you.

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

Observe calmly; secure our position; cope with affairs calmly; hide our capacities and bide our time; be good at maintaining a low profile; and never claim leadership.

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

Reform is China's second revolution.

Seek truth from facts.

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

The minority yields to the majority!

I don't care if the cat is black or white, I just want it to kill the mice.

Poverty is not socialism. To be rich is glorious.

Let some people get rich first.

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.

If the masses feel some anger, we must let them express it.