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

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

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.

Procrastination makes easy things hard and hard things harder.

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

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

The master has failed more times than the beginner has even tried

Skills are built not born.

Pure mathematics is in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.

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

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

You can have results or excuses, not both

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

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

There is no talent here. There is hard work and obsession. You could be anyone if you put in the time.