There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today. If today you have no time, it means tomorrow you'll be too tired and the next day you'll be something else.

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

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. 

No matter how bad it gets, you’re still way ahead of those who haven’t even started.

Your limitation - its only your imagination.

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

Shoot for the moon and even if you miss you’ll land among the stars/

You can have results or excuses, not both

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

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. 

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

Success is not final, failure is not fatal.  It is the courage to continue that counts.

We learn more from failure than we do from success.