You can be shown the path, but only you can make the first step.

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

Success is a journey, not a destination.

If you can understand just one thing thoroughly, then you will understand everything.

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

Patience is when you’re supposed to get mad, but you choose to understand

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

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

Failure is not the opposite of success, it is part of the success.

Don't be afraid to take an unfamiliar path.  Sometimes they're the ones that lead you to the best places.

When you make a mistake, take another chance. Only when you choose not to do so do you fail.

There is great wisdom in being able to realise that you don’t understand something before it goes too far.

Shoot for the moon and even if you miss you’ll land among the stars/

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

A book a day keeps the stupidity away.