Never complain or make excuses. If something seems unfair, just prove yourself by working twice as hard and being twice as good.
Amy ChuaTiger 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.
Amy ChuaI'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.
Amy ChuaMost things are difficult at the beginning and they become fun, something you love, only after you've worked at them.
Amy ChuaHappiness is not always through success. Equally, the constant pursuit of success is sure unhappiness. But we have to find the balance. My own thoughts are that parenting is very personal. And we all feel enormous insecurity about parenting. What are they going to think of us 20 years down the line?
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