"To be honest, I know that a lot……" — Amy Chua
"To be honest, I know that a lot of Asian parents are secretly shocked and horrified by many aspects of Western parenting."
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76 Quotes by Amy Chua
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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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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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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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More Asian Quotes
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I majored in Chinese. I was never really good at Chinese but I really, really benefited from having been exposed…
— Martha Beck
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We do see Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi and Chow Yun Fat, but it's very rare to see the Chinese male…
— Nicolas Cage
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I make American films for American audiences and Asian films for Asian audiences.
— Jackie Chan
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I want to be an Asian Robert De Niro.
— Jackie Chan
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They probably do have an Asian Barbie.
— Iris Chang
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All Asian parents are into your children having a respectable, decent stable job. Acting was unimaginable to my parents.
— Joan Chen
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For the past few years, I was the more visible Asian performer, and I think it gave young girls a…
— Joan Chen
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When I was little, my parents really only wanted me to be a scientist or a doctor; they had never…
— Amy Chua
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Westerners often laud their children as 'talented' or 'gifted', while Asian parents highlight the importance of hard work. And in…
— Amy Chua
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I cook everything. I love Mediterranean cooking, I love Asian cooking. I do lots of Japanese noodles.
— Ted Allen
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In this situation, it becomes vital that our own country orient its policies in consonance with this basic evolutionary condition…
— Douglas MacArthur
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Shout out to asian girls, let the lights dim some(dim sum).
— Drake
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