The wise person knows that no answer is also an answer

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

The road to success is like a staircase. If you want to succeed, double your failure rate

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

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

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

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

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

There are no bad mistakes in maths, only discoveries.

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

I have not failed, I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

Don't expect to be good at maths or understand things straight away. Be patient and persistent. Rome wasn't built in a day, but they worked on it every single day. 

I think, therefore I am.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. 

Patience is when you’re supposed to get mad, but you choose to understand