We are all maths people : step 1 - do maths and step 2 - be a person. 

No one starts out on top. You have to work your way up.

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

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. 

Fall down seven times, stand up eight.

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

The master has failed more times than the beginner has even tried

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today

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

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

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

It is never too late to become what you might have been

Don’t practice until you get it right, practice until you can’t get it wrong.

I think, therefore I am.

Failure to prepare = preparing to fail