Deng Xiaoping’s answers were concise, plainspoken, yet memorable:

When the Canadian prime minister asked him the secret of his “three setbacks, three recoveries,” he said: “Endure.”
When his daughter asked what he did during the Long March, he said: “Follow along.”
When the children asked what he did during the period in the Taihang Mountains, he said: “Endure hardships.”
When asked how he would evaluate the military history of the Liu-Deng forces, he said: “Qualified.”
In addition, there are also:
Crossing the river by feeling the stones
No matter whether it’s a black cat or a white cat—if it catches mice, it’s a good cat
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