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

There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs.

The gift of imperfection - let go of who you think you're supposed to be and embrace who you are.

Don't fear failure, fear being in the same exact same place next year as you are now.

You can pick up a mistake and carry it as a burden,  or you can set it down as use it as a stepping stone to greatness.

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

You cannot start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.

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

The wise person knows that no answer is also an answer

99% of genius comes from hard work, the remaining 1% comes from innate talent

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

Failure is NOT your destiny. Failure is the key to success.

Do what you have always done and you will always be what you have always been

Try and do one thing each day that you would really rather not do.

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