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Every day that you don't practice is a day you're getting worse.

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Amy Chua
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: October 26
Economist
Lawyer
Professor
University Teacher
Writer
Champaign
Illinois
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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The most successful hyperpowers are the ones where there was actual intermixing. Tang dynasty China was Chinas golden age, and contrary to what I was told when I was growing up, Tang China was founded by a man who by todays standards was no more than half Chinese. It was a mixed-blood dynasty that pulled in barbarians from the steppe.
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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 me, coupled with love, was the greatest gift that anyone's ever given me. And so that's why, even though my husband is not Chinese, I try to raise my own two daughters the same way.
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We all want to do the right thing for our children. We all don't know what that is and we all - you know, you won't know until the future.
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Westerners often laud their children as 'talented' or 'gifted', while Asian parents highlight the importance of hard work. And in fact, research performed by Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck has found that the way parents offer approval affects the way children perform, even the way they feel about themselves.
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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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I'm a proud strict mom and, you know, I'm really proud of the two daughters I've raised. And I'm especially proud of my relationship with them. We're very close. I think we're good friends.
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The truth is I'm not good at enjoying life.
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Never complain or make excuses. If something seems unfair, just prove yourself by working twice as hard and being twice as good.
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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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China is doing lots of things right. It's investing in education and R&D, it's opening up, it's more cosmopolitan than it's ever been. I think it's very likely that China will continue to explode economically and certainly become a superpower.
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I'm a slave to my dogs and go out with them almost every day. They are poorly behaved if they don't run. They really act up.
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Tenacious practice, practice, practice is crucial for excellence rote repetition is underrated in America.
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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.
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I say 'I love you' to my daughters every day.
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Everything I do as a mother builds on a foundation of love and compassion.
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