There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

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

Never underestimate the importance of small steps. small steps = big changes. 

The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.

There are no bad mistakes in maths, only discoveries.

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. 

Skills are built not born.

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

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

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. 

The bad news is time flies, the good new is that you're the pilot.

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

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

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

Procrastination makes easy things hard and hard things harder.