A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.

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

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

Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.

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

Failure is not the opposite of success, it is part of the success.

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

There are no bad mistakes in maths, only discoveries.

The wise person knows that no answer is also an answer

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

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

Don't expect to be good at maths or understand things straight away. Be patient and persistent. The most powerful warriors are patience and time.

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

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

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than the things you did do