"In Japan, mothers insist on achievement and accomplishment as a sign of love and respect. Thus to fail places children in a highly shamed situation."
― Michael Lewis
Topic(s):
Respect
More From Michael Lewis
- "The sports world is an echo chamber. All it takes is one quote from a general manager and a thousand sports columns bloom."
- "People who think they know what they are talking about when they talk about baseball include the announcers and all of the sports press – no matter how much evidence you present them to the contrary they will continue to think that what they think is right."
More In Respect
- "How sick one gets of being “good,” how much I should respect myself if I could burst out and make everyone wretched for twenty-four hours; embody selfishness."― Alice James
- "Over the course of time this gave us a deep respect for ideas, both our own and those of others, and an understanding that conflict through debate is a powerful means of revealing truth."― Robert B. Laughlin
- "I would never want to live in L.A., and I made that decision years ago, so I never chose that path for myself, although I have much respect for those that do it at a high level."― Matt Cameron