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

Skills are built not born.

FAIL - First Attempt In Learning

No one starts out on top. You have to work your way up.

Fall down seven times, stand up eight.

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. 

Work ethic is important, because, unlike intelligence, athleticism, or charisma, or any natural attribute, it’s a choice.

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

Don’t compare yourself to others. Compare yourself to the person you were yesterday.

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

The power of reflection is the most powerful skill you’ll learn.

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

Hope might be a good breakfast, but it makes a very poor dinner

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

Everything you want is on the other side of fear