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

Don’t practice until you get it right, practice until you can’t get it wrong.

Work like you don't need the money, dance like nobody's watching and love like you've never been hurt. 

A book a day keeps the stupidity away.

In order to become better than anybody else you must first become better than yourself.

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

Start, struggle, fail, fix and learn. Repeat.

Go as far as you can see, when you get there, you’ll be able to see further

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

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

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

FAIL - First Attempt In Learning

Success is a journey, not a destination.

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

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