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.

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.

A friend is a bird who can sing along with the songs of your heart.

Writing is the thing that props me up.

Remember, Shaw, that the power of the dagger lies not only in the visual, but also the symbolic.

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death.

I don't know if my hairstyles reflect that, but I am someone who enjoys change.

When you get rid of your fear of failure, your tensions about succeeding... you can be yourself. Relaxed. You'll no longer be driving with your brakes on.

I say to first time filmmakers that when they're asked, they should go to America as you're far more likely to get a chance.

Where the most beautiful wild flowers grow, there mans spirit is fed and poets grow.

Nobody can call himself a Christian who does not worship Jesus.

It seems that the most important thing about Reagan was his anti-Communism and his reputation as a hawk who saw the Soviet Union as an 'evil empire.'