"But just because you love something, I added……" — Amy Chua
"But just because you love something, I added to myself, doesn't mean you'll ever be great. Not if you don't work. Most people stink at the things they love."
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76 Quotes by Amy Chua
Amy Chua has 76 quotes on this site.
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A lot of parents today are terrified that something they say to their children might make them 'feel bad.' But,…
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Kids raised to be pampered and spoiled don't really end up being good leaders. Leaders need to be independent minded…
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Real self-esteem has to be earned. I also believe in virtuous circles, like, nothing is fun until you are good…
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I do think that maybe, even subconsciously, a lot of parents in the West are wondering, have we gone too…
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Don't assume your child is weak. If you, the parent, assume that they can't take anymore, what kind of signal…
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I sort of feel like people are not that honest about their own parenting. Take any teenage household; tell me…
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To be honest, I know that a lot of Asian parents are secretly shocked and horrified by many aspects of…
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I was raised, myself, by extremely strict but also extremely loving Chinese immigrant parents. To this day, I believe that…
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Genghis Khan decreed religious tolerance for all of his conquered peoples. So I think he definitely would approve of our…
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A Western upbringing tends to stress questioning authority, which is always asking why, why, why.
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Both of my girls have very high self-esteem because they were both able to master certain things; I should think…
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Everything I do as a mother builds on a foundation of love and compassion.
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He has only half learned the art of reading who has not added to it the more refined art of…
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Women of this planet need some essential resources: wells, seeds and roads. That is primarily all we have ever needed.…
— Roseanne Barr
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Two new workers are being added to the population for every one job that is created.
— Bob Beauprez
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In one century, we've added 28 years to our average life span - a change so rapid that our brains…
— Martha Beck
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It's a very difficult thing losing a parent, but I think there's an added complication for me, because he was…
— Kate Beckinsale
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There can be no knowledge without emotion. We may be aware of a truth, yet until we have felt its…
— Arnold Bennett
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I have, thanks to my travels, added to my stock all the superstitions of other countries. I know them all…
— Sarah Bernhardt
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It may be added, to prevent misunderstanding, that when I speak of contemplated objects in this last phrase as objects…
— Samuel Alexander
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Style advice? Always wear clothes... that are... clean, for starters. An added bonus if it is pressed as well. Unless…
— Steve Carell
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I had very good support from Democrats and Republicans all throughout my administration. I had a very high batting average.…
— Jimmy Carter
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I write a lot, and very often I write a couple of lines that are particularly revealing in some kind…
— Nick Cave
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Every new development, highway, railroad, steamship line, building operation, whether it be a drainage project in old Greece or a…
— Walter Chrysler
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