There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

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

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.

Procrastination makes easy things hard and hard things harder.

Skills are built not born.

Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Tough times never last, but tough people do.