Quotes by Parent My parents were both Spanish-speakers and they used to speak to me and my siblings in Spanish and we'd answer them in English. America Ferrera sibling parent answers Of course, we carry inside of ourselves our parents. Even when they are dead, we carry them inside ourselves. And they are carrying inside themselves their dead parents and so on and so forth. There is a legacy of language and culture and religion. Amos Oz legacy parent culture On my parents scale of values, the more Western something was, the more cultured it was considered. Amos Oz scales western parent My parents didn't play golf. Amy Alcott parent play golf My parents used to say to me to save. Always save. They also told me to invest in properties and to never go over your monthly allowance. Amy Childs used over-you parent My goal as a parent is to prepare you for the future, not to make you like me. Amy Chua like-me parent goal I once won a second prize in a history concert. My parents came to the ceremony. Somebody else had won the prize for best all-around student. Afterwards my father said to me, 'Never, ever disgrace me like that again.' When I tell my Western friends, they are aghast. But I adore my father. It didn't knock my self-esteem at all. Amy Chua parent self-esteem father Chinese parents believe that their kids owe them everything. Amy Chua parent believe kids Westerners often laud their children as 'talented' or 'gifted', while Asian parents highlight the importance of hard work. And in fact, research performed by Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck has found that the way parents offer approval affects the way children perform, even the way they feel about themselves. Amy Chua hard-work parent children I think if you're a 'tiger parent' early on, you don't need to be a 'helicopter parent' in high school. Amy Chua parent school thinking All decent parents want to do what's best for their children. The Chinese just have a totally different idea of how to do that. Amy Chua parent children ideas To be honest, I know that a lot of Asian parents are secretly shocked and horrified by many aspects of Western parenting. Amy Chua asian honest parent Unlike Western parents, reminding my child of Lord Voldemort didn't bother me. Amy Chua parent lord children Don't assume your child is weak. If you, the parent, assume that they can't take anymore, what kind of signal are you sending them? Amy Chua assuming parent children Parenting cannot just be one size fits all. Amy Chua size fit parent What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun until you're good at it. pg 29 Amy Chua chinese parent fun One of the privileges of adulthood is that your parents don't get to tell you what to do. Amy Dickinson privilege women parent When you're a single parent, you're often lonely, yet seldom alone. There is no backup ... It is mothering without a net. Amy Dickinson mothering lonely parent When I was younger, I just thought that my plans were probably going to be more exciting than my parents' plans or the establishment. I sort of got by on being a little bit of a rebel. Amy Grant rebel parent littles I remember when I was prosecutor we had truancy and curfew issues and we made a refrigerator magnet, and that was hot with parents. They loved putting it up on the wall and saying, you know, if you don't follow these rules, you could get prosecuted. Amy Klobuchar issues wall parent «345678910111213»