Amy Chua Quotes - Page 2

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• 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, many Chinese secretly believe that they care more about their children and are willing to sacrifice much more for them than Westerners, who seem perfectly content to let their children turn out badly. I think it's a misunderstanding on both sides. 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.

  Amy Chua

  Mother, Children, Believe

  "But Will It All Make 'Tiger Mom' Happy?" by Janet Maslin, www.nytimes.com. January 19, 2011.

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• 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 so thankful for everything I have: wonderfully supportive parents and sisters, the best husband in the world, terrific students I love teaching and hanging out with, and above all, my two amazing daughters.

  Amy Chua

  Daughter, Mother, Beach

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• Don't assume your child is weak. If you, the parent, assume that they can't take anymore, what kind of signal are you sending them?

  Amy Chua

  Children, Parent, Assuming

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• The Romans thought of themselves as the chosen people, yet they built the greatest army on Earth by recruiting warriors from any background.

  Amy Chua

  Warrior, Army, People

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• I do play tennis, but I don't really like competition. I'm supposed to be so intense, but I hate competition.

  Amy Chua

  Hate, Play, Tennis

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• 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 I think can be too harsh, and what I see as a tendency in the West to be too permissive and indulgent. If I could do it all again, I would, with some adjustments.

  Amy Chua

  Thinking, Chinese, Balance

  "Is strict parenting better for children?". Interview with Emine Saner, www.theguardian.com. June 11, 2011.

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

  Amy Chua

  Parent, Asian, Honest

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• When my kids wanted to give up on things, I wouldn't let them, and those are lifelong lessons.

  Amy Chua

  Giving Up, Kids, Lessons

  "Is strict parenting better for children?". Interview with Emine Saner, www.theguardian.com. June 11, 2011.

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• Everything I do as a mother builds on a foundation of love and compassion.

  Amy Chua

  Mother, Compassion, Foundation

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• Genghis Khan decreed religious tolerance for all of his conquered peoples. So I think he definitely would approve of our constitutional protections of freedom of religion. I think he would also approve of the way the U.S. has been able to attract talented people from all over the world.

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  Religious, Thinking, People

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• 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.

  Amy Chua

  School, Kids, Self

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• A Western upbringing tends to stress questioning authority, which is always asking why, why, why.

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  Stress, Asking Why, Authority

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• 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 you say you have to get all A's and practice the violin for two hours, then they consider that abusive. That upsets me.

  Amy Chua

  Sleep, Kids, Practice

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• As a purely mathematical fact, people who sleep less live more.

  Amy Chua

  Sleep, People, Facts

  Amy Chua (2011). “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”, p.203, A&C Black

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• 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 gave me so many choices in my life as an adult. Because of what they did then, I get to do the work I love now.

  Amy Chua

  Children, Self, Discipline

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• There are all kinds of psychological disorders in the West that don't exist in Asia.

  Amy Chua

  Psychological Disorders, Asia, West

  Amy Chua (2011). “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”, p.38, Bloomsbury Publishing

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• I think the biggest difference is that I've noticed Western parents seem much more concerned about their children's psyches, their self-esteem, whereas tough immigrant parents assume strength rather than fragility in their children and therefore behave completely differently.

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  Children, Self Esteem, Thinking

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• 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 wrong, they should feel bad. Kids with a sense of responsibility, not entitlement, who know when to experience gratitude and humility, will be better at navigating the social shoals of college.

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  Gratitude, Children, Kids

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• 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 undermine it.

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  Creativity, Kids, Independent

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• 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, it's that there are many ways to produce fabulous kids. I have amazing students; some of them have strict parents, others have lenient parents, and many come from family situations that defy easy description.

  Amy Chua

  Mom, Teaching, School

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• Kids raised to be pampered and spoiled don't really end up being good leaders. Leaders need to be independent minded and confident.

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  Kids, Independent, Leader

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• For my senior prom, my father finally said I could go - as long as I was home by 9pm! That was around the time that most people were heading out. When I was little I was so mad at them all the time. Why can't I do this? Why are there so many rules? But looking back now, my parents gave me the foundation to have so many choices in life.

  Amy Chua

  Senior, Father, Home

  "Amy Chua: 'I'm going to take all your stuffed animals and burn them!'". Interview with Heather Hodson, www.theguardian.com. January 14, 2011.

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• 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. I think even these days if you were to tell your mother you want to be a fashion designer, or an artist or a writer, a lot of Asian parents would be alarmed because they don't think that's a secure career.

  Amy Chua

  Mother, Fashion, School

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• I say 'I love you' to my daughters every day.

  Amy Chua

  Daughter, Mother, Love You

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• Most things are difficult at the beginning and they become fun, something you love, only after you've worked at them.

  Amy Chua

  Fun, Difficult, Something You Love

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