"I do play tennis, but I don't really……" — Amy Chua
"I do play tennis, but I don't really like competition. I'm supposed to be so intense, but I hate competition."
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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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More Competition Quotes
This quote is filed under Competition Quotes,
one of 1,541 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Competitions are for horses, not artists.
— Bela Bartok
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I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself.
— Mikhail Baryshnikov
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They will come to learn in the end, at their own expense, that it is better to endure competition for…
— Frederic Bastiat
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Competition makes things come out right. Well, what does that mean in health care? More hospitals so they compete with…
— Donald Berwick
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There is a charm in making a stew, to the unaccustomed cook, from the excitement of wondering what the result…
— Annie Besant
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I started singing about three years ago, I entered a local singing competition called Stratford Idol. The other people in…
— Justin Bieber
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No one intimidates me because I'm not trying to do what you do, because I can't do what you do.…
— Mary J. Blige
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But anybody who steps into the lane beside you is the biggest competition because they made it to the finals.
— Usain Bolt
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Every quarterback can throw a ball; every running back can run; every receiver is fast; but that mental toughness that…
— Tom Brady
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Like getting into a bleeding competition with a blood bank.
— Richard Branson
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Well, we know that people in Australia love the idea of both Impulse and Virgin Blue getting up and adding…
— Richard Branson
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The allegedly 'classy' magazines often seem to be in an endless, undeclared competition to see who can climb furthest up…
— Julie Burchill
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