"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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Source : Amy Chua (2011). “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”, p.17, Bloomsbury Publishing

Amy Chua

#Children Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Parent Quotes

“Women should be tough, tender, laugh as much as possible, and live long lives.”
“Nearly a half-century on from feminism, simply being a woman artist is still a revolutionary act. And getting one's work shown continues to be met by enormous inbuilt resistance.”
“You can only truly wow a player the first time he sees [a cutscene]. I felt if players saw the cutscenes outside of the game, they would no longer serve as rewards for playing the game, so I've decided against having them.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The spoken word community was significant in making me want to write accessible and urgent poems. Bob Holman, in particular, was an impressive figure.”
“I think it's an injustice that most consumers going to the supermarket have so few options for fruit and vegetables to feed their families. There might be the appearance of abundance, but it's an illusion.”
“A man with convictions finds an answer for everything. Convictions are the best form of protection against the living truth.”

Source : Max Frisch (1977). “Sketchbook 1946-1949”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
“When a dog runs at you, whistle for him.”
“I have a very haute couture way of working.”

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