Instilling a sense of self-discipline and focus when the kids are younger makes it so much easier by the time they get into high school.

A Western upbringing tends to stress questioning authority, which is always asking why, why, why.

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.

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

Tiger parenting is all about raising independent, creative, courageous kids. In America today, there's a dangerous tendency to romanticize creativity in a way that may undermine it.

But just because you love something, I added to myself, doesn't mean you'll ever be great. Not if you don't work. Most people stink at the things they love.

Oddly enough, I'm not a particularly judgmental person. I just don't have a lot of filtering when I'm in 'tiger mother' mode. I say what comes into my head.