Amy Chua

"I’m not holding myself out as a model, but I do believe that we in America can ask more of children than we typically do, and they will not only respond to the challenge, but thrive."

"To be honest, I know that a lot of Asian parents are secretly shocked and horrified by many aspects of Western parenting."

"I do believe that when your child does poorly on a test, your first step should not necessarily be to attack the teacher or the school's curriculum. It should be to look at the idea that, maybe, the child didn't work hard enough."