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Amy Chua

The most successful hyperpowers are the ones where there was actual intermixing. Tang dynasty China was China’s golden age, and contrary to what I was told when I was growing up, Tang China was founded by a man who by today’s standards was no more than half Chinese. It was a mixed-blood dynasty that pulled in ‘barbarians’ from the steppe.

– Amy Chua

Amy Chua

I think the biggest difference is that I’ve noticed Western parents seem much more concerned about their children’s psyches, their self-esteem, whereas tough immigrant parents assume strength rather than fragility in their children and therefore behave completely differently.

– Amy Chua

Amy Chua

You can’t invent Google, Facebook or the iPod unless you’ve mastered the basics, are willing to put in long hours and can pick yourself up from the floor when life knocks you down the first 10 times.

– Amy Chua

Amy Chua

Once you get to the Enlightenment, the way that powers get to be hyperpowers isn’t just by conquest. It’s through commerce and innovation. Societies like the Dutch Republic and the United States used tolerance to become a magnet for enterprising immigrants.

– Amy Chua

Amy Chua

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.

– Amy Chua

Amy Chua

A lot of parents today are terrified that something they say to their children might make them ‘feel bad.’ But, hey, if they’ve done something wrong, they should feel bad. Kids with a sense of responsibility, not entitlement, who know when to experience gratitude and humility, will be better at navigating the social shoals of college.

– Amy Chua

Amy Chua

Some people are just self-motivated – my husband was. I also believe there are many children for whom parental involvement is key.

– Amy Chua

Amy Chua

Everything I do as a mother builds on a foundation of love and compassion.

– Amy Chua

Amy Chua

What the Chinese parent is conveying to the child is not that ‘you’ve got to get A’s or else I won’t like you.’ On the contrary, it’s, ‘I believe in you so much, I know that you can be excellent.’

– Amy Chua

Amy Chua

I think if you’re a ‘tiger parent’ early on, you don’t need to be a ‘helicopter parent’ in high school.

– Amy Chua

Amy Chua

China cannot pull in the best and brightest from all over the world. It’s an ethnically defined nation, the opposite of an immigrant nation. You don’t see a lot of American engineers trying to be Chinese citizens.

– Amy Chua

Amy Chua

I say ‘I love you’ to my daughters every day.

– Amy Chua

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