Deng Xiaoping Quotes

Judicious absence is a weapon.

There is more power in telling little than in telling all.

Biding one's time is a very different thing from patience.

He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious.

I've always believed in having a sense of balance and stealth.

I've learned when to speak out. You do have to learn when to bide your time and when to speak out, and I don't always get it right.

To know how to dissimulate is the knowledge of kings.

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.

Obama does seem to have what both FDR and Lincoln had, which is the recognition that you have to hold back at times and then wait to come forward.

There are two great rules of life: never tell everything at once.

As important as having strength is knowing how to use it.

The strong are saying nothing until they see.

Stepping out of the spotlight when it's prudent to do so is a good thing.

I try and keep it simple and wait for the right opportunity.

You have to be patient, efficient with your moves, and attuned to what's happening with your body physically. The key is not to rush or panic. You wait and wait and wait - and then strike.

As long as I don't rush things, I'm a lot better fighter.

You have to know when to prod and when to be quiet, when to let things take their course.

A bad hunter chases. A good hunter waits.

Being a good director is knowing sometimes when not to say something.

The key is to wait. Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to do nothing.

There are some things that have to wait and that can't just happen right now.

Waiting. Like it or not, it's a skill all spies have to master eventually.

If you want to catch something, running after it isn't always the best way.

Patience is the art of concealing your impatience.

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.