"You can't invent Google, Facebook or the iPod……" — Amy Chua
"You can't invent Google, Facebook or the iPod unless you've mastered the basics, are willing to put in long hours and can pick yourself up from the floor when life knocks you down the first 10 times."
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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 Basics Quotes
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one of 162 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Second, we have to make the most of the strengths we have, the amenities that many of our competitors cannot…
— Gerard Arpey
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Shoulda, coulda, and woulda won't get it done. In attacking adversity, only a positive attitude, alertness, and regrouping to basics…
— Pat Riley
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lean water and health care and school and food and tin roofs and cement floor, all of these things should…
— Paul Farmer
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That's the classic nature of people, though. We'll skip the basics and get pissed when the sexy stuff doesn't work.
— Martyn Rooney
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After you have the basics down it's all mental.
— Ken Venturi
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In your training, do not be in a hurry, for it takes a minimum of ten years to master the…
— Morihei Ueshiba
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Running makes you an athlete in all areas of life...trained in the basics, prepared for whatever comes, ready to fill…
— George A. Sheehan
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Learn the basics of analytics and people will love you. If you don't have time to learn, hire someone.
— W. Edwards Deming
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If you look at all the serious scientists in the world, there is no big disagreement on the basics of…
— Nicholas Stern
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Whenever I get to a low point, I go back to the basics. I ask myself, "Why am I doing…
— Lyn St. James
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I can do basics, but I'm not a proper cook. I can do a roast. I can stick a chicken…
— Lesley Nicol
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Stick to the basics, hold on to your family and friends - they will never go out of fashion.
— Niki Taylor
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