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.

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.

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

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.

In the process of forgiveness, you can only control your own actions and decisions.

I used to think how dangerous the world would have been if these ants were the size of dogs. They would have cut the humans in two halves just by a single strike of their flippers.

Poets write beautiful words to describe savagery-wrapped civilization nowadays.

Only you can change yourself, no one else can.

I will go on my knees and ask the Liberian people to participate in bringing peace and stability to our country.

I wish I could swap closets with Diana Vreeland, but I think only my left thigh would fit into her clothing.

There is no way of knowing for sure whether or not you can trust someone, for the simple reason that circumstances change all of the time.

Man Proposeth, God disposeth.

I was in love with the idea of being in love with a woman way before I was actually in love with one.

I would regret it if I'd failed at school and university, because if I had, I would have lacked the levels of education necessary to making a serious contribution to building South Africa.