There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

Work on your weaknesses until they are your strengths and work on your strengths until they are second nature.

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

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

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

Skills are built not born.

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

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

Procrastination makes easy things hard and hard things harder.

You can hire a tutor but you can't hire someone to practice for you.

If you really want something you’ll find a way. If you don’t you’ll find an excuse.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

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

Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today. If today you have no time, it means tomorrow you'll be too tired and the next day you'll be something else.

Time is your friend, impulse is your enemy.