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My Parents Quotes by Amy Chua
- I see my upbringing as a great success story. By disciplining me, my parents inculcated self-discipline. And by restricting my choices as a child, they…
- When I was little, my parents really only wanted me to be a scientist or a doctor; they had never even heard of law school.…
- For my senior prom, my father finally said I could go - as long as I was home by 9 P.M.! That was around the…
- 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…
- I kind of - I like my life; I feel I have lots of opportunities. And my parents actually having had such high expectations for…
- I was raised by extremely strict - but also extremely loving - Chinese immigrant parents, and I had the most wonderful childhood! I remember laughing…
More My Parents Quotes
- My parents were early converts to Christianity in my part of Nigeria. They were not just converts; my father was an evangelist,… — Chinua Achebe
- My parents were divorced when I was a young teenager, and I was raised by a single mother after that. So, I… — Michele Bachmann
- When you're in a relationship you want it to work. My parents did, I did. But we are not taught how to… — Erykah Badu
- I'm not trying to win an award for being the best vegetarian, just want to be healthy. Take a salt bath. Do… — Erykah Badu
- My parents gave me a strict upbringing, which at times has caused me to suffer distress but today I am grateful to… — Brigitte Bardot
- You can't live your life blaming your failures on your parents and what they did or didn't do for you. You're dealt… — Drew Barrymore
- We lived, until I was 12 or so, in communal apartment with five different families and the same kitchen, in two little… — Mikhail Baryshnikov
- I love cooking. It's one of my favorite things to do. To share my parents' recipes that I grew up with is… — Lance Bass
- My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7. — David Beckham
- My parents separated when I was four. It wasn't the smoothest of divorces, but then as my mother always says, you can't… — Sophie Ellis Bextor
- My parents didn't hide reality. I watched cartoons and the news with equal fascination. — Jello Biafra
- Because I saw my parents relaxing in armchairs and reading and liking it, I thought it was a peaceful grown-up thing to… — Maeve Binchy