Quotes by Mom When I'm not the Tiger Mom, I'm a professor at Yale Law School, and if one thing is clear to me from years of teaching, it's that there are many ways to produce fabulous kids. I have amazing students; some of them have strict parents, others have lenient parents, and many come from family situations that defy easy description. Amy Chua mom teaching school I'm a proud strict mom and, you know, I'm really proud of the two daughters I've raised. And I'm especially proud of my relationship with them. We're very close. I think we're good friends. Amy Chua daughter mom mother My youngest sister, Cindy, has Down syndrome, and I remember my mother spending hours and hours with her, teaching her to tie her shoelaces on her own, drilling multiplication tables with Cindy, practicing piano every day with her. No one expected Cindy to get a Ph.D.! But my mom wanted her to be the best she could be, within her limits. Amy Chua mom teaching mother The Chinese mom is not the helicopter mom. I would never do their homework for them. It's all about: Take responsibility, don't blame others. Be self-reliant. Never blame the teacher. Amy Chua mom responsibility teacher Come Christmas Eve, we usually go to my mom and dad's. Everybody brings one gift and then we play that game when we all steal it from each other. Some are really cool, others are useful and some are a bit out there. Amy Grant dad christmas mom Depending on what day of the week it is and what time of the month it is, I'm a good friend or not a good friend. I'm more or less a good mom or not a good mom, more or less a good mate or not a good mate. That's just life, whether or not you're public. Amy Grant good-friend months mom My mom taught me to go after my dreams. I have this faith in myself that I must have gotten from her. Amy Jo Johnson taught mom dream I'm a mom first. That's all I really care about - being a good mom and a good wife. The writing always comes second for me. Amy Koppelman wife mom writing I was always a drama queen. I remember playing in the kitchen, trying to get my mom to think I was dead and call the police. When she didn't, I would cry. I was always theatrical. I don't think any of my relatives are surprised. Amy Lee queens mom drama No animal is so inexhaustible as an excited infant. Amy Leslie parenting mom baby My mom said I was an escapist at heart.... that I preferred imaginary worlds to the real one Amy Plum mom real heart Besides the alternate universe offered by a book, the quiet space of a museum was my favorite place to go. My mom said I was an escapist at heart . . . that I preferred imaginary worlds to the real one. It’s true that I’ve always been able to yank myself out of this world and plunge myself into another. Amy Plum mom real book My mom made me think I was gorgeous. When I was younger she was like, 'Look at you! You're an angel. You sparkle!' And I was like, 'I do!' You believe your parents. Amy Schumer daughter mom believe My mom's always saying really smart things... like, you probably heard this one, 'Why buy the cow when the milk has HPV?' Wish I'd listened to that one. Amy Schumer smart mom wish My mom is very good at being passive-aggressive, and my Dad is a total wiseass, so I think the mixture of the two of them is my comedy. But, I am definitely the first comedian in my family. Amy Schumer dad mom thinking I think of myself as a fairly attractive girl and always have, thanks to my mom. I was brought into this world thinking I was gorgeous because my mother was extremely devoted to this notion. Amy Schumer girl mom mother You know that show 'Teen Mom'? Or if you're from the South, 'Mom. Amy Schumer south mom shows My mom used to say that Greek Easter was later because then you get stuff cheaper. Amy Sedaris easter mom god My mother always said 'Don't bother other people.' I think that's good advice. Amy Sedaris daughter mom mother Whenever I'm with my mother, I feel as though I have to spend the whole time avoiding land mines. Amy Tan daughter mom mother «345678910111213»