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.

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

Don’t compare yourself to others. Compare yourself to the person you were yesterday.

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

Tomorrow is worth more than yesterday but less than today.

Success is the sum of small repeated efforts, day in and day out.

You're not in competition with anyone but yourself. Outdo your past, not other people.

Mathematics Is not a spectator sport. The only way to learn mathematics is to do mathematics.

Shoot for the moon and even if you miss you’ll land among the stars/

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

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

Procrastination makes easy things hard and hard things harder.

You can hire a tutor but you can't hire someone to practice for you.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than the things you did do