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Kids Quotes by Amy Chua
- A lot of parents today are terrified that something they say to their children might make them 'feel bad.' But, hey, if they've done something…
- Kids raised to be pampered and spoiled don't really end up being good leaders. Leaders need to be independent minded and confident.
- I do think that maybe, even subconsciously, a lot of parents in the West are wondering, have we gone too far in the direction of…
- 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 school.
- When my kids wanted to give up on things, I wouldn't let them, and those are lifelong lessons.
- 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…
- 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.…
- 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…
- 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,…
- 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,…
- I think there are many ways to raise great kids. From what I can tell, Ayelet Waldman's kids are interesting, strong, and happy, and if…
- 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.
More Kids Quotes
- I'm hoping someday that some kid, black or white, will hit more home runs than myself. Whoever it is, I'd be pulling… — Hank Aaron
- When I was a kid, it was a huge insult to be a geek. Now it's a point of pride in a… — J. J. Abrams
- As a kid, 'Star Wars' was much more my thing than 'Star Trek' was. — J. J. Abrams
- I'm a father. It isn't just my life any more. I don't want my kid finding bottles in the house or seeing… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- I think when you're 10 years old, it's too much to see something with the threat of death in every episode. Kids… — J. J. Abrams
- The thing is, acoustic could be like a four-letter word to a lot of kids. — Billie Joe Armstrong
- Making movies was more a reaction to not being chosen for sports. Other kids were out there playing at whatever; I was… — J. J. Abrams
- When I was a kid, among the other embarrassing things I would do, and there's a list of stupid things, but I… — J. J. Abrams
- When I was a little kid - and even still - I loved magic tricks. When I saw how movies got made… — J. J. Abrams
- I joined the swim team when I was 12, and I was the worst kid in the pool - I was put… — Lance Armstrong
- I'm sure most of us remember being a kid and you have all of this endless time where two weeks before Christmas… — Andrea Arnold
- The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any. — Fred Astaire