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

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

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

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

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. 

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

Everything you want is on the other side of fear

Skills are built not born.

Failure to prepare = preparing to fail

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

I can is 100 times more important than IQ.

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today

Fall down seven times, stand up eight.

The road to success is like a staircase. If you want to succeed, double your failure rate