Hard work always pays off - it is not a question of if you will get there, but WHEN you will get there

No one starts out on top. You have to work your way up.

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.

99% of genius comes from hard work, the remaining 1% comes from innate talent

FAIL - First Attempt In Learning

I can is 100 times more important than IQ.

Fall down seven times, stand up eight.

We are all maths people : step 1 - do maths and step 2 - be a person. 

Don't be afraid to take an unfamiliar path.  Sometimes they're the ones that lead you to the best places.

Nothing is impossible if you want it badly enough. Impossible = I'm possible.

I had no time is no excuse. 1 hour is 4% of your day and 1 minute is 0.34 % of your day.

There are no bad mistakes in maths, only discoveries.

Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.

Pure mathematics is in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.