Amy Chua Quotes

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

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I left 'Law and Order' because I really honestly did want to do movies and did want to be a movie star since I was a little girl.

Angie Harmon

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We're past the age of heroes and hero kings... Most of our lives are basically mundane and dull, and it's up to the writer to find ways to make them interesting.

John Updike

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I'm always being realistic.

Stefan Edberg

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Where I live if someone gives you a hug it's from the heart.

Steve Irwin

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The historian Linda Colley has analysed how and why George III transformed himself from being a figure of 'perfect hatred' to the father of the country.

Amanda Foreman

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I was in the middle of a crossroads, which is a nice way of saying crisis, physically, emotionally and spiritually. You know the physical part. We just talked about it.

Star Jones

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I never wanted the business to dictate my life. I'm sure I've sacrificed and missed out on a lot of stuff, but I don't know what that stuff is, so I just raised kids, and I wanted to be around for that.

Steve Zahn

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I really loved when I started doing '70s Show,' though I had never acted before, so it was a great training ground being on a sitcom.

Topher Grace

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So today I say, the outlook in Georgia has never been brighter.

Roy Barnes

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You can't open anything after your 50. You have to wait 'til people stop by the house. 'Oh my God, I'm glad you're here.'

Louie Anderson

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I was never obsessed with being adopted. I was simply curious about my biological parents.

Lisa Lutz

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In this day and age, much of journalism is about right or left, conservative or liberal, and 'The Observer' is just that: an observer. It is about truth.

Jared Kushner

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