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

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

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

Success is not final and failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.

A book a day keeps the stupidity away.

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

Work on your weaknesses until they are your strengths and work on your strengths until they are second nature.

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

Failure to prepare = preparing to fail

Just stick with it, what seems hard now will one day be your warm up.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

If you really want something you’ll find a way. If you don’t you’ll find an excuse.

Good mathematics is not about how many answers you know... It is about how you behave when you don't know.

Try and do one thing each day that you would really rather not do.

Work ethic is important, because, unlike intelligence, athleticism, or charisma, or any natural attribute, it’s a choice.