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

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

Don't expect to be good at maths or understand things straight away. Be patient and persistent. Rome wasn't built in a day, but they worked on it every single day. 

Dreams don't work unless you do.

Practice makes comfort. Expand your experiences regularly so every stretch won't feel like your first.

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

Hard work - a two way street where you get exactly what you put in.

Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today

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

The road to success is like a staircase. If you want to succeed, double your failure rate

Each day is an opportunity to improve. Aim to be that little bit better than yesterday and better tomorrow than today.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

There are no bad mistakes in maths, only discoveries.

I have not failed, I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.