153 Quotes by Amy Chua

There’s nothing better for building confidence than learning you can do something you thought you couldn’t.

I’m suggesting that, ironically, the secret to becoming a world ‘hyperpower’ is tolerance. If you look at history, you see great powers being very tolerant in their rise to global dominance.

I do think that maybe, even subconsciously, a lot of parents in the West are wondering, have we gone too far in the direction of coddling and protecting – you know, you see kids, sometimes that seem very rude and disrespectful. And the more important thing is they don’t seem that happy.

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

What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun until you’re good at it.

Florence saw childhood as something fleeting to be enjoyed. I saw childhood as a training period, a time to build character and invest for future.

Do you know what a foreign accent is? It’s a sign of bravery. Those are people who crossed an ocean to come to this country.

Other studies indicate that compared to Western parents, Chinese parents spend approximately ten times as long every day drilling academic activities with their children. By contrast, Western kids are more likely to participate in sports teams. This.

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.