Amy Chua Quotes
I was raised by extremely strict - but also extremely loving - Chinese immigrant parents, and I had the most wonderful childhood! I remember laughing constantly with my parents - my dad is a real character and very funny. I certainly did wish they allowed to me do more things!
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Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.
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Of course we wish that more people involved in the leak of my true CIA identity had been prosecuted, but the system worked.
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Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.
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Surround yourself with people who provide you with support and love and remember to give back as much as you can in return.
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My coaches were great. My mom and dad. My dad never missed a wrestling meet.
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When we were subjected to a vicious character assassination campaign orchestrated by senior White House officials and championed by their allies in the right-wing echo chamber, Hillary reached out to us. Her counsel during that tumultuous period was as timely as it was wise.
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Out of all the clubs who were interested, I got the feeling that, deep down, Chelsea showed that they really wanted me. There were lots of reasons I came to Chelsea. They showed a real desire to get me to come here. I didn't have to think about it too much.
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My dad got me hooked on the news. That was a good thing.
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My parents were very artistic, but busy.
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No one is good but God alone. What is good is therefore divine, what is divine is therefore good.
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A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.
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My parents were very loving, but disciplinarians.
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My parents were really strict about me not watching cartoons.
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I think what the Nobel committee is doing is going beyond war and looking at what humanity can do to prevent war. Sustainable management of our natural resources will promote peace.
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For the 'Riddick' character, I try to get as ruthless as possible, and I want to be a machine.
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To me the interesting main character is never the one without flaws.
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I think we all remember Emma Peel from 'The Avengers,' the feminist icon that she was in the late '60s.
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Don't think twice. If it's a character that you feel compelled to play and story that you feel needs to be told, don't think twice.
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David Pietrusza has a gift for making the past both real and dramatically gripping.
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I was in New York on September 11 when those planes hit the World Trade Center. At the time, it seemed like it was a local thing. But three or four days later, by the time we drove across the country in the bus, we realized it wasn't a local thing. You could really feel the states become united. We became the United States of America.
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It was hard for my friends to equate me with a picture like 'The Omen.'
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Truth will always reassert itself, given a symbolic three days. Three days represents the time it takes between the crucifixion and the resurrection, between an open-hearted response to hurt and the experience of rebirth that will always follow.
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I was raised by extremely strict - but also extremely loving - Chinese immigrant parents, and I had the most wonderful childhood! I remember laughing constantly with my parents - my dad is a real character and very funny. I certainly did wish they allowed to me do more things!
