The Romans thought of themselves as the chosen people, yet they built the greatest army on Earth by recruiting warriors from any background.

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.

Nothing is yet in its true form.

If only they gave all unsolved crime cases television air time, they could be solved within an hour.

Sincerity is not part of the political vocabulary. If it is used or implied bells should ring

I am a spy in the house of me. I report back from the front lines of the battle that is me. I am somewhat nonplused by the event that is my life.

Kiss me out of desire, but not consolation.

Nature speaks in symbols and in signs.

I really like oysters, and I won't eat them alone. They're just a weird thing to eat by yourself.

All the drug dealers and gang members with whom I dealt had [a cell phone] long before any police officer I knew did.

Each time I step on the basketball court, I never know what will happen. I live for the moment. I play for the moment.

People rarely said what they thought, or revealed how they felt. No one was honest.