The gift of imperfection - let go of who you think you're supposed to be and embrace who you are.

The temptation to quit will be the greatest when you are about to succeed

Skills are built not born.

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

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

Hard work - a two way street where you get exactly what you put in.

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

I think, therefore I am.

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

Time is your friend, impulse is your enemy.

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.

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

Fall down seven times, stand up eight.

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.

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