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Questioning authority is, I think, a great thing to instill in children. I just didn't have enough of that when I was little.

Amy Chua

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Amy Chua
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: October 26
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Amy L. Chua
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There are all kinds of psychological disorders in the West that don't exist in Asia.
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Be modest, be humble, be simple.Make sure you come in first so that you have something to be humble about.
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I kind of - I like my life, I feel I have lots of opportunities. And my parents actually having had such high expectations for me - I would say it's the greatest gift that anyone has ever given me. I complained a lot when I was little, but that's how I feel now. And that's why I tried to do the same with my two daughters.
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Oddly enough, I'm not a particularly judgmental person. I just don't have a lot of filtering when I'm in 'tiger mother' mode. I say what comes into my head.
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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.
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But just because you love something, I added to myself, doesn't mean you'll ever be great. Not if you don't work. Most people stink at the things they love.
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Tenacious practice, practice, practice is crucial for excellence rote repetition is underrated in America.
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Nothing is fun until you're good at it.
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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.
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A Western upbringing tends to stress questioning authority, which is always asking why, why, why.
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Chinese parents believe that their kids owe them everything.
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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 from the floor when life knocks you down the first 10 times.
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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. On the other hand, I also believe that Western parents sometimes give their young kids too much choice.
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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.
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