The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. 

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

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

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

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

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. 

Each day is an opportunity to improve. Aim to be that little bit better than yesterday and better tomorrow than today.

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

Fall down seven times, stand up eight.

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

We all make mistakes. What matters is how we choose to move forwards from them.

I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.

There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs.

FAIL - First Attempt In Learning

It is never too late to turn an unproductive day into a productive one.