Skills are built not born.

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

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today

Dreams don't work unless you do.

Nothing is impossible if you want it badly enough. Impossible = I'm possible.

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.

Never underestimate the importance of small steps. small steps = big changes. 

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

The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.

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. 

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

We are all maths people : step 1 - do maths and step 2 - be a person. 

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

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