Best Amy Chua Quotes
- I do believe that when your child does poorly on a test, your first step should not necessarily be to attack the teacher or the… Attack
- I once won a second prize in a history concert. My parents came to the ceremony. Somebody else had won the prize for best all-around… Adore
- 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 tolerant… Becoming
- My youngest sister, Cindy, has Down syndrome, and I remember my mother spending hours and hours with her, teaching her to tie her shoelaces on… Best
- Once you get to the Enlightenment, the way that powers get to be hyperpowers isn't just by conquest. It's through commerce and innovation. Societies like… Commerce
- Some parents let their kids sleep at other people's houses, where they drink alcohol, watch TV for hours and God knows what else. But if… Abusive
- The Chinese model calls for giving your kids very little choice - and I've come to see that you can go too far with that.… Believe
- Tiger parenting is all about raising independent, creative, courageous kids. In America today, there's a dangerous tendency to romanticize creativity in a way that may… All
- Westerners often laud their children as 'talented' or 'gifted', while Asian parents highlight the importance of hard work. And in fact, research performed by Stanford… Affects
- When I'm not the Tiger Mom, I'm a professor at Yale Law School, and if one thing is clear to me from years of teaching,… Amazing
- 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… Basics
- You know, parenting is so personal. And we're all afraid that we didn't quite get it right. And it feels like the stakes are so… Afraid
- I am definitely a Type A personality, always rushing around, trying to do too much, not good at just lying on the beach. But I'm… All
- I kind of - I like my life; I feel I have lots of opportunities. And my parents actually having had such high expectations for… Anyone
- I worry that by losing my temper so much and being so harsh and yelling so much that, by example, I will have taught my… Constantly
- 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 with… Close
- There's nothing better for building confidence than learning you can do something you thought you couldn't. Better
- Be modest, be humble, be simple.Make sure you come in first so that you have something to be humble about. Firsts
- My goal as a parent is to prepare you for the future, not to make you like me. Future
- Never complain or make excuses. If something seems unfair, just prove yourself by working twice as hard and being twice as good. Complain
- Be modest, be humble, be simple, Humble
- There are all these new books out there portraying Asian mothers as scheming, callous, overdriven people indifferent to their kids' true interests. For their part,… All
- Most things are difficult at the beginning and they become fun, something you love, only after you've worked at them. Beginning
- Parenting cannot just be one size fits all. All
- Tenacious practice, practice, practice is crucial for excellence; rote repetition is underrated in America. America