“It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice.”
More from Deng Xiaoping
“There is oil in the Middle East there is rare earth in China.”
“Be reasonable with the students and make sure they see the logic in what we're doing.”
“Cross the river by feeling for stones.”
“Observe calmly; secure our position; cope with affairs calmly; hide our capacities and…”