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.

Be modest, be humble, be simple.Make sure you come in first so that you have something to be humble about.

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

The truth is I'm not good at enjoying life.

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.

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

There are all kinds of psychological disorders in the West that don't exist in Asia.