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Chinese Quotes by Amy Chua
- I was raised, myself, by extremely strict but also extremely loving Chinese immigrant parents. To this day, I believe that their having high expectations for…
- 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.…
- 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,…
- Parenting is the hardest thing I have ever done. I tried to find the balance between the strict, traditional Chinese way I was raised, which…
- The Chinese mom is not the helicopter mom. I would never do their homework for them. It's all about: Take responsibility, don't blame others. Be…
- What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun until you're good at it. pg 29
- All decent parents want to do what's best for their children. The Chinese just have a totally different idea of how to do that.
- The fact is that Chinese parents can do things that would seem unimaginable-even legally actionable-to Westerners. Chinese mothers can say to their daughters, "Hey fatty-lose…
- Chinese parents believe that their kids owe them everything.
- Western parents try to respect their children’s individuality, encouraging them to pursue their true passions, supporting their choices, and providing positive reinforcement and a nurturing…
- I was raised by extremely strict - but also extremely loving - Chinese immigrant parents, and I had the most wonderful childhood! I remember laughing…
More Chinese Quotes
- Remember, sex is like a Chinese dinner. It ain't over 'til you both get your cookie. — Alec Baldwin
- I majored in Chinese. I was never really good at Chinese but I really, really benefited from having been exposed to Asian… — Martha Beck
- Traditional Chinese art looked at the Earth from a Confucian mountain top; Japanese art looked closely around screens; Italian Renaissance art surveyed… — John Berger
- The Italians and Spanish, the Chinese and Vietnamese see food as part of a larger, more essential and pleasurable part of daily… — Anthony Bourdain
- We send missionaries to China so the Chinese can get to heaven, but we won't let them into our country. — Pearl S. Buck
- Chinese are wise in comprehending without many words what is inevitable and inescapable and therefore only to be borne. — Pearl S. Buck
- Nothing and no one can destroy the Chinese people. They are relentless survivors. — Pearl S. Buck
- Absolutely the United States should lead in space, for the survival of the United States. It's inspiring for the next generation. If… — Buzz Aldrin
- All the Chinese have to do is fly around the Moon and back, and they'll appear to have won the return to… — Buzz Aldrin
- To send humans back to the moon would not be advancing. It would be more than 50 years after the first moon… — Buzz Aldrin
- We do see Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi and Chow Yun Fat, but it's very rare to see the Chinese male actor in… — Nicolas Cage
- We need the Chinese to - you know, spend more, save less - consume more and not be so focused on exports.… — David Cameron