Amy Chua Quotes
When my kids wanted to give up on things, I wouldn't let them, and those are lifelong lessons.
Quotes to Explore
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It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.
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A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.
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Mike Pence not only knows the Capitol. He knows the players in the House and the Senate. He knows how the committee system works. But he also knows all the governors. And so that really brings a unique talent to the picture.
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I was in a commercial for the Disney channel. I was the camp leader for the campers.
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I try to do two moot courts for every Supreme Court case (and one to two for courts of appeals), and to ensure I am being mooted by people who know the Supreme Court well and are coming to the case fresh.
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I know I should be Wonder Woman. They need an international actress - a fresh face. They need a woman who's tall, athletic and dark-haired - and an actress who can play the part. That's me. So, I'm coming to L.A. to work hard and meet the industry. And if 'Wonder Woman' comes together, I want it.
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The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers.
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I have got prostate cancer, and I have to keep monitoring that. It's no problem, it's under control and I'm very cool about it, but other people are dying from it.
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Building a better you is the first step to building a better America.
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We must think differently, look at things in a different way. Peace requires a world of new concepts, new definitions.
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I learned that the only way you are going to get anywhere in life is to work hard at it. Whether you're a musician, a writer, an athlete or a businessman, there is no getting around it. If you do, you'll win - if you don't, you won't.
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I've always kept a low profile, and I like it that way.
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I don't normally vote. I'm lazy and I never bought into the 'Every vote counts.'
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It's hard because people often don't recognise shyness; they think it's just someone being rude. I have had to work to overcome that, especially if I'm meeting my readers at author events, because I don't want them to think I'm snooty or rude.
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The single most important thing we can do to protect our communities from climate change is to reduce dangerous carbon pollution.
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As a kid, I dreamed of being a pop star, a glamorous woman and traveling the world. And I've done that all my life.
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I don't want to just go out and do song to song to song. I like to create things before the song actually kicks in, little things you do to excite the crowd.
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I am deeply concerned with the diminution of the teaching strength of the country as a result of the disproportionately low salaries that are paid to teachers throughout the country.
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I really detest movies like 'Indecent Proposal' and 'Pretty Woman' because they send a message to women that sleeping with a rich man is the ultimate goal and really that's such a small part of it.
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Recruiting is the one thing I hate. I won't do it unless my coaches tell me I've just got to. The whole process is kind of undignified for me and the young man.
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Growing up in eastern Germany, I knew of Superman, but he didn't resonate emotionally with me.
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Because I was surrounded by so much negativity at some point that it took me going back and doing stand-up to realize, you know, people really like me.
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I think only facts alone should corroborate this. In order to get the facts, we need to bring about the speedy return of the inspectors to Iraq.
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When my kids wanted to give up on things, I wouldn't let them, and those are lifelong lessons.
