Blame Quote by Amy Chua

My dogs can't do anything--and what a relief. I don't make any demands of them, and I don't try to shape them or their…

— Amy Chua

Instilling a sense of self-discipline and focus when the kids are younger makes it so much easier by the time they get into high…

— Amy Chua

My youngest sister, Cindy, has Down syndrome, and I remember my mother spending hours and hours with her, teaching her to tie her shoelaces…

— Amy Chua

I do believe that when your child does poorly on a test, your first step should not necessarily be to attack the teacher or…

— Amy Chua

For my senior prom, my father finally said I could go - as long as I was home by 9pm! That was around the…

— Amy Chua

I'm suggesting that, ironically, the secret to becoming a world 'hyperpower' is tolerance. If you look at history, you see great powers being very…

— Amy Chua

To be honest, I know that a lot of Asian parents are secretly shocked and horrified by many aspects of Western parenting.

— Amy Chua

When I was little, my parents really only wanted me to be a scientist or a doctor; they had never even heard of law…

— Amy Chua

I'm a proud strict mom and, you know, I'm really proud of the two daughters I've raised. And I'm especially proud of my relationship…

— Amy Chua

Do you know what a foreign accent is? It's a sign of bravery.

— Amy Chua

I once won a second prize in a history concert. My parents came to the ceremony. Somebody else had won the prize for best…

— Amy Chua

The most successful hyperpowers are the ones where there was actual intermixing. Tang dynasty China was China's golden age, and contrary to what I…

— Amy Chua