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I worry that by losing my temper so much and being so harsh and yelling so much that, by example, I will have taught my daughters to be that way, and I'm now constantly telling them not to do that.

Amy Chua

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Amy Chua
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: October 26
Economist
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Champaign
Illinois
Amy L. Chua
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