Fall down seven times, stand up eight.

Focus on progress, not perfection. Practise a little bit every day - little and often  Slow and steady wins the race.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. 

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

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

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

The greatest enemy to human potential is your comfort zone

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

I think, therefore I am.

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

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

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

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

1.00³⁶⁵=1 and 1.01³⁶⁵=37.7. Doing nothing at all versus small steps at a time. 

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