Don't fear failure, fear being in the same exact same place next year as you are now.

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

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

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

Do what you have always done and you will always be what you have always been

You can pick up a mistake and carry it as a burden,  or you can set it down as use it as a stepping stone to greatness.

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

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. 

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

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

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

He who has begun his task is half-way done. Have the courage to begin!

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

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. 

I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.