Always Quote by Alvin Leung

All decent parents want to do what's best for their children. The Chinese just have a totally different idea of how to do that.

— Amy Chua

What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun until you're good at it. pg 29

— Amy Chua

“What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun until you're good at it.”

— Amy Chua

Our parents decided not to teach us Chinese. It was an era when they felt we would be better off if we didn't have…

— Maya Lin

My parents were typical Asian parents, and they do, like all parents, want their children to be successful. They really encouraged my brother and…

— Lisa Su

Western parents try to respect their children’s individuality, encouraging them to pursue their true passions, supporting their choices, and providing positive reinforcement and a…

— Amy Chua

I grew up in a Chinese family where the parents' No. 1 priority is the kids' education.

— Weili Dai

Chinese parents believe that their kids owe them everything.

— Amy Chua

There are all these new books out there portraying Asian mothers as scheming, callous, overdriven people indifferent to their kids' true interests. For their…

— Amy Chua

The Chinese model calls for giving your kids very little choice - and I've come to see that you can go too far with…

— Amy Chua

Chinese people become jealous about status more easily. Foreigners are more inclined to look up to successful people. I don't understand why there is…

— Gong Li

What the Chinese parent is conveying to the child is not that 'you've got to get A's or else I won't like you.' On…

— Amy Chua