I think if you're a 'tiger parent' early on, you don't need to be a 'helicopter parent' in high school.

Do you know what a foreign accent is? It's a sign of bravery.

There's nothing better for building confidence than learning you can do something you thought you couldn't.

Tenacious practice, practice, practice is crucial for excellence; rote repetition is underrated in America.

Chinese parents believe that their kids owe them everything.

Be modest, be humble, be simple.Make sure you come in first so that you have something to be humble about.

I do play tennis, but I don't really like competition. I'm supposed to be so intense, but I hate competition.

Instilling a sense of self-discipline and focus when the kids are younger makes it so much easier by the time they get into high school.

My goal as a parent is to prepare you for the future, not to make you like me.

We all want to do the right thing for our children. We all don't know what that is and we all - you know, you won't know until the future.

Kids raised to be pampered and spoiled don't really end up being good leaders. Leaders need to be independent minded and confident.

Live as intensely as possible, burn your candle of life from both ends.

Playing guitar is like telling the truth.

No one would have been invited to dinner so often as Jesus was unless he were interesting and had a sense of humor.

Even now, we make no apologies for the choice we made. The sacrifices we made were selfless. The options we offered were patriotic while the paths we chose were well thought out.

The way the parts of me sometimes disagree, it's a wonder this body doesn't shatter.

All democracies demand common public education because nothing makes people so much alike as the same education.

People who have nothing better to do than talk about my hair color have no lives.

Letting go of the need to control things doesn’t mean letting go of responsibility. It means embracing life.

The complexity embedded in the different levels of meaning that go along with the words "I love you" ought to be a whole mindfuck of a video game

Sophia Loren is the embodiment of what a woman should be -- the epitome of femaleness. Most of the young people today are just ironing boards.