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I'm suggesting that, ironically, the secret to becoming a world 'hyperpower' is tolerance. If you look at history, you see great powers being very tolerant in their rise to global dominance.

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Topics: Becoming Being Dominance Global Great History Ironically Look Powers Rise Secret See Suggesting Tolerance Tolerant Very World You

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Genghis Khan decreed religious tolerance for all of his conquered peoples. So I think he definitely would approve of our constitutional protections of freedom of religion. I think he would also approve of the way the U.S. has been able to attract talented people from all over the world.

~Amy Chua

Topics: Able Also Approve Attract Been Conquered Constitutional Definitely Freedom Freedom Of Religion He His Khan Our Over People Religion Religious Religious Tolerance Talented Talented People Think Tolerance Way World Would I Think

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I saw my parents come over. They were immigrants, they had no money. My dad wore the same pair of shoes, I had some ugly clothes growing up, and I never had any privileges. In some ways, I think the person that I am now, I think it's good that I had that kind of tough upbringing.

~Amy Chua

Topics: Am Any Clothes Come Dad Good Growing Growing Up Had Immigrants Kind Money Never Now Over Pair Parents Person Privileges Same Saw Shoes Some Think Tough Ugly Up Upbringing Ways Were Wore I Think I Am

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Tiger parenting is all about raising independent, creative, courageous kids. In America today, there's a dangerous tendency to romanticize creativity in a way that may undermine it.

~Amy Chua

Topics: About America Courageous Creative Creativity Dangerous Independent Kids May Parenting Raising Tendency Tiger Today Undermine Way

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You can't invent Google, Facebook or the iPod unless you've mastered the basics, are willing to put in long hours and can pick yourself up from the floor when life knocks you down the first 10 times.

~Amy Chua

Topics: Basics Down Facebook First Floor Google Hours Invent Ipod Knocks Life Long Long Hours Mastered Pick Put Times Unless Up Willing You Yourself

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When I'm not the Tiger Mom, I'm a professor at Yale Law School, and if one thing is clear to me from years of teaching, it's that there are many ways to produce fabulous kids. I have amazing students; some of them have strict parents, others have lenient parents, and many come from family situations that defy easy description.

~Amy Chua

Topics: Amazing Clear Come Defy Description Easy Fabulous Family Kids Law Law School Lenient Many Me Mom One Thing Others Parents Produce Professor School Situations Some Strict Students Teaching Them Thing Tiger Ways Yale Years

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Don't assume your child is weak. If you, the parent, assume that they can't take anymore, what kind of signal are you sending them?

~Amy Chua

Topics: Anymore Assume Child Kind Parent Sending Signal Take Them Weak You Your Your Child

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The most successful hyperpowers are the ones where there was actual intermixing. Tang dynasty China was China's golden age, and contrary to what I was told when I was growing up, Tang China was founded by a man who by today's standards was no more than half Chinese. It was a mixed-blood dynasty that pulled in 'barbarians' from the steppe.

~Amy Chua

Topics: Actual Age Barbarians China Chinese Contrary Dynasty Founded Golden Golden Age Growing Growing Up Half Man More Most Pulled Standards Successful Than Today Up Where Who

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China cannot pull in the best and brightest from all over the world. It's an ethnically defined nation, the opposite of an immigrant nation. You don't see a lot of American engineers trying to be Chinese citizens.

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Topics: American Best Brightest Cannot China Chinese Citizens Defined Engineers Immigrant Lot Nation Opposite Over Pull See Trying World You

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It may be the optimist in me, but I think America has a uniquely powerful and capacious glue internally. The American identity has always been ethnically and religiously neutral, so within one generation you have Italian-Americans, Irish-Americans, Chinese-Americans, Jamaican-Americans - they feel American. It's a huge success story.

~Amy Chua

Topics: Always America American Been Feel Generation Glue Huge Identity May Me Neutral Optimist Powerful Story Success Success Story Think Uniquely Within You I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Educator

Born: October 26th, 1962

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