153 Quotes by Amy Chua

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

Be modest, be humble, be simple,

Never complain or make excuses. If something seems unfair, just prove yourself by working twice as hard and being twice as good.

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

Parenting cannot just be one size fits all.

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.

Everything I've ever done that's valuable is something I was afraid to try.

My goal as a parent is to prepare you for the future, not to make you like me.

Be modest, be humble, be simple.Make sure you come in first so that you have something to be humble about.