"What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is……" — Amy Chua
"What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun until you're good at it. pg 29"
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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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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 Chinese Quotes
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Remember, sex is like a Chinese dinner. It ain't over 'til you both get your cookie.
— Alec Baldwin
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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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Traditional Chinese art looked at the Earth from a Confucian mountain top; Japanese art looked closely around screens; Italian Renaissance…
— John Berger
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The Italians and Spanish, the Chinese and Vietnamese see food as part of a larger, more essential and pleasurable part…
— Anthony Bourdain
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We send missionaries to China so the Chinese can get to heaven, but we won't let them into our country.
— Pearl S. Buck
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Chinese are wise in comprehending without many words what is inevitable and inescapable and therefore only to be borne.
— Pearl S. Buck
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Nothing and no one can destroy the Chinese people. They are relentless survivors.
— Pearl S. Buck
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Absolutely the United States should lead in space, for the survival of the United States. It's inspiring for the next…
— Buzz Aldrin
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All the Chinese have to do is fly around the Moon and back, and they'll appear to have won the…
— Buzz Aldrin
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To send humans back to the moon would not be advancing. It would be more than 50 years after the…
— Buzz Aldrin
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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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We need the Chinese to - you know, spend more, save less - consume more and not be so focused…
— David Cameron
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