Skills are built not born.

Fall down seven times, stand up eight.

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

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

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

Run in the morning before your body figures out what you're doing

Success is a journey, not a destination.

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

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

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

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

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

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

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

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.