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

Everything you want is on the other side of fear

There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs.

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

We learn more from failure than we do from success.

Fall down seven times, stand up eight.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

Success is the sum of small repeated efforts, day in and day out.

There are no bad mistakes in maths, only discoveries.

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

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

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

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. 

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.

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