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

Nothing is impossible if you want it badly enough. Impossible = I'm possible.

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

The greatest glory in loving lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

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

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

Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.

Don't expect to be good at maths or understand things straight away. Be patient and persistent. The most powerful warriors are patience and time.

I have not failed, I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

Focus on progress, not perfection. Practise a little bit every day - little and often  Slow and steady wins the race.

Dreams don't work unless you do.

Time is your friend, impulse is your enemy.

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

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

Skills are built not born.