There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

Procrastination is the thief of time and the enemy of success.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

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

Your attitude is everything. Pick a good one.

Everything that happens was once a dream.

Failure to prepare = preparing to fail

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.

He who has begun his task is half-way done. Have the courage to begin!

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

There is great wisdom in being able to realise that you don’t understand something before it goes too far.

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

We learn more from failure than we do from success.

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

The boxer is not afraid of being knocked down, he is afraid of not being able to get up again.