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

Never underestimate the importance of small steps. small steps = big changes. 

It is never too late to turn an unproductive day into a productive one.

There are no bad mistakes in maths, only discoveries.

Skills are built not born.

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

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

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today

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

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

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

In order to become better than anybody else you must first become better than yourself.

I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.

We learn more from failure than we do from success.

Tough times never last, but tough people do.